We love being based in Bristol – immersed in one of the UK’s fastest growing tech hubs. It’s a city that’s bursting with innovation and a notable hotspot for nurturing companies developing incredible advances in robotics and automation.
Luna 9 is now proud to be one of the newest partners of Future Space in Bristol, and we’re super excited to be furthering our work in this industry. Based on the UWE Bristol campus, Future Space exists to offer an environment for innovative entrepreneurs and growing companies in the science and technology sector to develop their ideas. We’re thrilled to be involved and we can’t wait to bring our communications expertise to help these companies grow and thrive.
To celebrate, we’ve taken some time to reflect on the awesome world of robotics. It generated plenty of interesting chats in the studio with the Luna 9 team and so this felt like an excellent excuse to share some of what we think are the most fascinating developments that will shape our world.
Here’s our roundup of the innovations in the robotics sector that have got us really excited. (plus a healthy dose of appreciation for the work of some Future Space residences added for good measure!)…
Swarm robotics – the coordination of large numbers of simple robots to perform tasks together. This can be used in situations that need flexibility and scalability – such as exploring a disaster site or mapping an environment. The tech takes cues from hives and bees or schools of fish, where individuals work autonomously towards a common goal. Amazing!
Biomimetics – where nature inspired technology to solve human problems. There are so many incredible examples of this – such as robots mimicking the way animals can crawl, swim, or fly to allow us to explore different environments. Or developing sensors based on the way animals sense things – like Altered Carbon’s graphene sensors that work like a digital dog’s nose. There’s even the way that most of us automatically think of robots –directly mimicking humans to undertake dangerous work or accomplish tasks from a distance, such as Shadow Robot’s incredible dextrous hands.
Machine learning – the use of advanced algorithms to enable robots to learn from experience and improve their performance over time. Our minds are also blown by deep learning which uses deep neural networks to give robots the ability to understand and interact with the visual world, including object recognition, and tracking. There are SO many applications for this kind of tech that it’s almost impossible to get our heads around. Did Chat GPT write this…? 🤔
Human-robot interaction – the development of robots that can interact with humans in a more natural and intuitive way, using techniques such as speech recognition, natural language processing, and facial recognition. A great example of this is Genie Connect by Service Robotics Limited – the digital companion for remote care that’s combatting loneliness and helping independent living.
We know that we’re barely scratching the surface of what’s being accomplished in the robotics field, both right here in the South West and across the world. Get in touch to tell us more about your area of innovation and we’d love to think about how we can help to communicate your incredible ideas.
Get in touch at info@luna9design.com