Active Robots
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Robotics |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Antony Lovedale |
| Headquarters | Chilcompton, Somerset, UK |
| Products | Robots Robotics kits Robot components and accessories |
| Website | www.active-robots.com |
Active Robots is a British company which sells robotics kits, components, accessories and parts.
History
[edit]Active Robots was founded in 2002 and incorporated in 2003 by Antony Lovedale and his wife, Maggie.[1] The company has over 3000 product lines.[citation needed]
Active Robots acquired Total Robots in 2009.[citation needed]
In 2013, the company created Active8 Robots, which provides robotic research technology to universities in the United Kingdom and Europe with the Baxter research robot and Nao humanoid robot.[2][3][4]
According to companies house they were in liquidation in 2025 [5]
Educational outreach
[edit]Primary and secondary
[edit]Active Robots has been involved in education in the United Kingdom for over 10 years.[citation needed] They have coordinated with education providers such as EDT[6] to promote STEM enrichment.[citation needed] Events such as "Lego Robot Wars" and "Robot Gladiators" have been held in partnership with local educators.[7][8] Active Robots has been called the best provider of robotics in education by the blog Total Education.[9][10] Part of their outreach work has focused on primary school children, particularly girls, introducing them to robotics and engineering at a young age.[citation needed] Over 200 schools worldwide are using the Nao robot.[11][12]
Higher education
[edit]The Baxter robot is being used in university research and teaching in the UK.[13][14] At least 15 universities in the UK have used the Baxter robot.[citation needed]
Press
[edit]Active Robots products have appeared on The Graham Norton Show,[15][16][17] Gadget Man,[18][19][20] The Gadget Show[21] and ITV's Daybreak.[22][23]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "URI". Data.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Baxter Robot University of Plymouth case study". Active8 Robots. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Middlesex University London's Baxter robot purchase". Active8 Robots. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Baxter robot review by Dr Michael Walters". Active8 Robots. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Companies House, ACTIVE ROBOTS LIMITED Company number 04693628".
- ↑ "About EDT - etrust". www.etrust.org.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ↑ "Active Robots Gladiator event". Active Robots. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Lego gladiators take to the arena for robot wars". Somerset Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Active Robots Voted No:1 in Education". Active Robots. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Top 5 Robotics Companies in Education". Blogs.terrapinn.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Welcome to UBIFRANCE - The French Trade Commission in UK". Ubifrance.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "NAOInSchools". YouTube. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Glyndwr University to unveil 2015 robotics postgraduate". northwales. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ Glyndŵr University. "Glyndŵr University - Baxter". Glyndwr.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Robot Dances Gangnam Style - The Graham Norton Show on BBC AMERICA". YouTube. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "NAO robot on Graham Norton". robotguide. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "BBC One - The Graham Norton Show, Series 14, Episode 15, Graham plays with a toy robot". BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Gadget Man - Season 3 Episode 7 - Restaurants". YouTube. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Active Robots appearance on Gadgetman Show". Pressat.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Cooking gadgets". Channel4.com. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Series 20: Episode 10 - Jon vs Buskers". Gadgetshow.channel5.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "ITV's Daybreak presenter Richard Gaisford meets Baxter, the highly intelligent robot". Somerset Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Good Morning Britain on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
