About US

Consequential Robotics delivers the best of British & international design and engineering to the development of next generation consumer and commercial robots.  We aim to create new robot platforms that are inclusively designed, attractive, effective and helpful, with the long-term aim to enhance the quality of human life.  

Our emphasis is on understanding how people will use robots in their lives at home, at work, and in shared spaces.  Robots will be the eyes, ears and hands of the intelligent house or the smart office, designed to work quietly, safely and unobtrusively; complementing and assisting people not to replacing them.  Working closely with our academic and industrial collaborators, Consequential employs the latest artificial intelligence, navigation, mechatronic, human-machine interface, rapid prototyping and flexible manufacturing technologies to create robots that are likeable, reliable, and easy to use.

Our Approach

Building on biomimetics: Consequential is pioneering a bio-inspired or biomimetic approach to robot control that leads to graceful, expressive and intrinsically safe behaviour in robots by understanding the principles underlying intelligent behaviour in humans and animals, and reinventing these in elegant and novel robot designs.

Appropriate autonomy:  Our robots will have the right level of intelligence for the tasks they perform and intuitive interfaces that make use of spoken word, gesture recognition, and are interfaced to the wireless world of cloud computing.  A focus on power efficiency, self-homing and recharging capabilities mean our robots will be ready and available when users need them.

Human-Centered design:  Understanding the practical needs of our users as well as their emotional wants and dreams. Building fulfilling relationships between people & devices by developing  engaging personalities for assistive technology.

Our research partners

Consequential Robotics works with a range of UK and International partners to design and develop next generation robotic systems.

Sheffield Robotics - Our lead research and academic collaborator is Sheffield Robotics, combining expertise across two Universities, Sheffield Robotics includes over one hundred active researchers.

Tharsus - UK based specialist developers and manufacturers of robotic systems

Buzzamo - California based electronic systems developers

Gadget Lab - Production engineers and quality control specialists

Inclusiviti - UK based specialists in developing & supplying assistive technology