Robotics

Our components are used in all manner of applications from some of Britain's most luxurious cars to space exploration, Actuonix Motion Devices are no exception. This article describes the use of Actuonix linear actuators to provide a super accurate head-frame that interfaces with a neurosurgical robot to enhance positional accuracy. In a research article, Jun Sheng and Jaydev P. Desai...

Technology has become more and more ubiquitous in recent years, causing coding to turn into a requirement for basic literacy. Knowing how to use a smartphone or tablet is not enough anymore. Continue reading →

When BB-8 first rolled onto the Star Wars scene in 2015, fans could not believe the droid was not CGI. This has since lead to one, inevitable outcome; someone was going to try and make one. Continue reading →

Active Robots is changing and growing, and so is our education range! Supplying education, maker, and professional engineering industries with our varied ranges means we are aiding STEM careers from the root up. Continue reading →

Cynthia Breazeal is a scientist and roboticist. She is a pioneer of the world’s first social robot. Cynthia’s approach to innovation helped her develop social robots that improve the quality of people’s lives. She is an inspiration to anyone who wants to use technology that will benefit the health, communication, creativity and educational goals. Continue reading →

A team of young engineers from Bath have been crowned champions of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) FIRST® LEGO® League UK and Ireland competition. Continue reading →

Robots are an important part of STEM education, and there are many robots that can help children to learn coding. This Robot from UBTECH Robotics is different as it has a purple mane, four legs, and a light-up horn. Continue reading →

Raphaël, RoboteQ's European Business Manager, travelled from Geneva to visit Active Robots last week. He was showing us the multiple uses that their products have, as well as how they can be implemented. Continue reading →

With robots slowly infiltrating our daily lives, surely there should be more of them in schools helping children get used to working alongside automation and gaining experience in Technology and Science subjects which are coming to dominate the workplace. So, why should schools start using robots in their lessons? Continue reading →