Active Robots Explained

Active Robots
Type:Private
Founder:Antony Lovedale
Foundation:2002
Hq Location:Chilcompton, Somerset, UK
Products:Robots
Robotics kits
Robot components and accessories
Industry:Robotics
Website:www.active-robots.com

Active Robots is a British company which sells robotics kits, components, accessories and parts.

History

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.

Active Robots acquired Total Robots in 2009.

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]

Educational outreach

Primary and secondary

Active Robots has been involved in education in the United Kingdom for over 10 years. They have coordinated with education providers such as EDT[5] to promote STEM enrichment. Events such as "Lego Robot Wars" and "Robot Gladiators" have been held in partnership with local educators.[6] [7] Active Robots has been called the best provider of robotics in education by the blog Total Education.[8] [9] Part of their outreach work has focused on primary school children, particularly girls, introducing them to robotics and engineering at a young age. Over 200 schools worldwide are using the Nao robot.[10] [11]

Higher education

The Baxter robot is being used in university research and teaching in the UK.[12] [13] At least 15 universities in the UK have used the Baxter robot.

Press

Active Robots products have appeared on The Graham Norton Show,[14] [15] [16] Gadget Man,[17] [18] [19] The Gadget Show[20] and ITV's Daybreak.[21] [22]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: URI. Data.companieshouse.gov.uk. 18 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Baxter Robot University of Plymouth case study. Active8 Robots. 18 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Middlesex University London's Baxter robot purchase. Active8 Robots. 18 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Baxter robot review by Dr Michael Walters. Active8 Robots. 18 November 2014. 10 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202754/https://www.active8robots.com/case-studies/view/dr-michael-walters/. dead.
  5. Web site: About EDT - etrust. www.etrust.org.uk. 13 March 2019.
  6. Web site: Active Robots Gladiator event. Active Robots. 18 November 2014.
  7. Web site: Lego gladiators take to the arena for robot wars. Somerset Guardian. 18 November 2014. https://archive.today/20141119002951/http://www.somersetguardian.co.uk/Lego-gladiators-arena-robot-wars/story-21321338-detail/story.html. 19 November 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Active Robots Voted No:1 in Education. Active Robots. 18 November 2014.
  9. Web site: Top 5 Robotics Companies in Education. Blogs.terrapinn.com. 18 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129101419/http://blogs.terrapinn.com/total-education/2014/10/20/top-5-robotics-companies-education/. 29 November 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Welcome to UBIFRANCE - The French Trade Commission in UK . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021227/http://www.ubifrance.com/uk/Posts-6264-aldebaran-robotics-equips-200-schools-with-nao-robots . dead. 29 November 2014 . Ubifrance.com . 18 November 2014 .
  11. Web site: NAOInSchools. YouTube. 18 November 2014.
  12. Web site: Glyndwr University to unveil 2015 robotics postgraduate. northwales. 23 July 2014 . 18 November 2014.
  13. Web site: Glyndŵr University - Baxter. Glyndŵr University. Glyndwr.ac.uk. 18 November 2014.
  14. Web site: Robot Dances Gangnam Style - The Graham Norton Show on BBC AMERICA. YouTube. 18 November 2014.
  15. Web site: NAO robot on Graham Norton. robotguide. 18 November 2014.
  16. Web site: BBC One - The Graham Norton Show, Series 14, Episode 15, Graham plays with a toy robot. BBC. 18 November 2014.
  17. Web site: Gadget Man - Season 3 Episode 7 - Restaurants. YouTube. 18 November 2014.
  18. Web site: Active Robots appearance on Gadgetman Show. Pressat.co.uk. 18 November 2014.
  19. Web site: Cooking gadgets. Channel4.com. 18 November 2014.
  20. Web site: Series 20: Episode 10 - Jon vs Buskers. Gadgetshow.channel5.com. 18 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141202151041/http://gadgetshow.channel5.com/news/series-20-episode-10-jon-vs-buskers. 2 December 2014. dead.
  21. Web site: ITV's Daybreak presenter Richard Gaisford meets Baxter, the highly intelligent robot. Somerset Guardian. 18 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129031820/http://www.somersetguardian.co.uk/TV-presenter-meets-Baxter-highly-intelligent/story-21039190-detail/story.html. 29 November 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  22. Web site: Good Morning Britain on Twitter. Twitter. 18 November 2014.

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