The Shadow Robot Company

31/01/2025

📽️ Behind the Scenes: Designing Dexterous Robots

Curious what our engineers think is the most exciting part of designing dexterous robots? 🤔

Watch as Matthew Godden, our Senior Robotics Design Engineer, reveals his thoughts on the most exciting aspect of designing DEX-EE, our latest dexterous robotic hand.

Spoiler alert: It might not be what you expect! Matthew's answer shows how you can find unexpected joys when solving complex design challenges.

14/01/2025

🤖 Ever wondered why we create custom sensors for our robots?

Our senior engineer Hugo Elias explains:

1️⃣ No off-the-shelf sensors fit DEX-EE's unique fingertip shape
2️⃣ Available tech lacked the required resolution and sensitivity
3️⃣ We knew we could do better!

Result? Custom-made distal sensors that perfectly match our robot's needs.

At Shadow Robot, we don't just assemble robots – we innovate to push the boundaries of what's possible in robotics.

Read more about DEX-EE here:
https://www.shadowrobot.com/dex-ee/

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11/11/2024

Last week, we had the exciting opportunity to attend the Robotics and Automation Awards Ceremony in London! 🏆

We're overjoyed to share that Shadow Robot has been awarded The Aurora Insights R&D Innovation Award! This accolade recognizes our cutting-edge work in robotics and automation.

A big thank you to our incredible team and partners who made this possible.

Here's to continuing to shape the future of robotics! 🤖🎉

01/11/2024

In this article, we discuss The Shadow Robot Company’s collaboration with Google DeepMind, a leading AI research lab focused on developing artificial intelligence capable of performing a wide range of tasks. This collaboration has led to the creation of DEX-EE, a groundbreaking gripper that may revolutionize robotic manipulation and machine learning research.

Learn more: https://www.wevolver.com/article/gripping-the-future-shadow-robots-dex-ee-and-the-next-generation-of-dexterous-manipulation

03/10/2024

Our own Rich Walker will be speaking at this year's RoboBusiness event in Santa Clara. Join him on October 16-17 as he discusses how robotics engineering can be applied creatively to advance and solve innovation challenges. Be sure to register!

https://web.cvent.com/event/75099d91-df3c-4eac-97b6-3a619e23cd46/regPage:617b1dc3-3ddb-4468-8087-049a4e6e51e8?RefId=robowebsite&rp=0bcfa05a-bca2-4a22-b224-1fb77aa7a21a

26/09/2024

We're pleased to be featured in The Guardian as part of an insightful article by Victoria Turk on why humanoid robots haven't yet become part of everyday life. Victoria highlights some of the key challenges and opportunities in the field. Our highlight is this quote from one of our clients Google Deepmind London Office :

"Robotics is critical to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI)"

At The Shadow Robot Company , we’re continuing to explore how humanoid robots can eventually transition from concept to practical, everyday tools. It's an exciting area of innovation, and we're glad to be part of the future.

🔗 Read the full article here https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/sep/22/its-the-robot-we-were-all-expecting-like-c3po-why-arent-humanoids-in-our-homes-yet

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14/08/2024

🎉 Big news! We've been shortlisted for the Robotics and Automation Awards! 🤖

Our team is thrilled to announce that our latest innovation, DEX-EE (also known as the New Shadow Hand), has caught the eye of industry experts. We're proud to be finalists in not just one, but three categories!

This recognition is a testament to the hard work and creativity of our incredible team. DEX-EE represents a leap forward in robotic hashtag , and we can't wait to showcase its capabilities.

The awards ceremony is set for November, and we're counting down the days! 🗓️

Want to learn more about DEX-EE and its ground-breaking features? Visit website here https://www.shadowrobot.com/dex-ee/ or drop a comment below, and we'll answer any of your questions!

The Shadow Robot company has developed a new robot hand in collaboration with Google DeepMind to meet the needs of their real-world machine-learning projects.

17/06/2024

‘If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”.

New Shadow Hand is the result of five years’ collaborative design between Shadow Robot and Google DeepMind.

We delve into the relationship and workflows that kept this epic partnership on track at the very bleeding edge of research needs, even as the world transformed around us.

Get in touch to discuss how we can create ground-breaking opportunities by working together.

https://www.shadowrobot.com/blog/collaboration-case-study/

In a field that moves as fast as machine learning, cross-disciplinary collaboration is the only way to build something useful.

10/05/2024

✋The hand is out of the bag!

Welcome our latest innovation developed in collaboration with Google DeepMind, a new Shadow Hand, quite different from our classic Dexterous Hand❗

🦾Our new hand has amazing reliability and robustness.
🛠️Simplifies the repair process with our brand new modular replaceable finger units.
⏫Features high sensitivity optical touch sensors at the fingertips.
💨All it's sensor data is high quality and high speed.

And much more...👀

You can read all about it on our website: https://lnkd.in/g2NqJKmE

If you have any questions, comment down below, drop us a message, or send us an email!
We're excited to tell you all about it!

02/05/2024

Don’t miss your chance! Be the first to know about our latest innovation.
A completely new robot, from Shadow Robot.

We have a few spots left for our sneak peek webinar on the 9th of May.
Then it’s off to Japan to unveil it to the world.

We think it’s a machine-learning game-changer.
Register today.
https://www.shadowrobot.com/upcoming-release/

14/02/2024

This we would like to re-share a quote from Jon Richardson and a short clip from Channel 4 that featured him on a remote, cross-continental date using our 𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 teleoperation technology ❤

“People think that technology is pushing people further apart and actually, this [the Tactile Telerobot], is bringing us together” – Jon Richardson, Presenter and Comedian

This episode of 'Kevin McCloud's Rough Guide to the Future' is available to watch on Channel 4's All 4 on demand.

22/01/2024