Greg Lovedale

Lego is for life, not just for Christmas! It's also not just for children and spot riddled teenagers and Ericsson has proved why. Continue reading →

With Christmas fast approaching we've been searching high and low for great gift ideas. Whether you need a Secret Santa present for work or just a stocking filler we've compiled a fantastic selection to meet all budgets. Continue reading →

Nao Humanoid Robots hit the streets of London dancing 'Gangnam Style' Last week our Nao Humanoid robots danced their way out of the office and headed over to Picadilly Circus in London where they met Jon Bentley from Channel 5's The Gadget Show to compete against humans in a Gangnam Style dance off! Continue reading →

We're number 1 according to Emma Williams at Total Education. Recently, Total Education published a blog listing the top robotics companies operating within the field of education and Active Robots are happy to announce that we have been voted number 1! Continue reading →

Before this week I had two impressions of 3D printers. You have the huge, expensive machines that take days to print and cost more than I'd earn in a year. Then you have the other printers that, whilst affordable, print fuzzy and poor quality items. When I was tasked with using a cheap 3D printer I assumed it would be the latter, and I'd be lucky to make out feet from faces. It would turn out that this assumption couldn't have been further from the truth. Continue reading →

"So I hear you have experience with LEGO." This sentence marks the day where I realised I had reached my peak of happiness. I had spent every moment of my childhood building and constructing LEGO, so when I was handed a huge box of not only robotics, but LEGO robotics, I was overjoyed. Continue reading →

Ever since robots first appeared in works of science fiction in the early twentieth century, successive generations of people have dreamed about the possibility of ‘consumer’ or ‘domestic’ robots such as ROSIE, the robotic maid in ‘The Jetsons’, taking the drudgery out of everyday life. Continue reading →

Active Robots have spent time, during September and October, visiting Universities in England and Scotland to provide presentations about its Baxter Research Robot. Continue reading →

In the latest series of The Gadget Man, presenter Richard Ayoade continues his search for anything that helps him to avoid even minimal exertion. In the episode aired on Channel 4 on October 6th, he discovers the benefits of having his own robotic butler. Find out more about Active Robots Appearance on the Gadgetman Show. Continue reading →