Multi Sector
Tactile Telerobot
The Tactile Telerobot is the world’s first haptic telerobotic system that transmits realistic touch feedback to an operator located anywhere in the world.
Field of Expertise
Grasping and Manipulation
Expertise
The Shadow Robot Company was founded in 1997 by a group of independent robotics researchers and now includes 30 engineers working in a wide range of research and engineering capabilities across the entire range of robotics design and development. Shadow is an active participant in the robotics research community, with strong links across Europe. The Shadow team brings a variety of skills to bear ranging from deeply-embedded microcontroller systems through to design of advanced sensors and mechanical assemblies. Shadow develops advanced prototypes and does limited production of robotic systems. Shadow has been developing and applying dexterous manipulation since 1998, and works with many of the lead innovators in sensing and control solutions. Shadow has extensive experience working with new and prototype electronics and sensing, and developing drivers and support for making use of these in R&I projects. Shadow's team have long experience designing and developing new types of robotic hardware and systems, as well as significant expertise in the integration and systems engineering work required to support this process. Dexterous Hand The Shadow Dexterous Hand is the most advanced commercial robotic hand available in the world, offering the full movement capability of the human hand. Customers include NASA, ESA, UK MOD, Hughes Research, and a range of top university research groups in Europe, USA, Japan and China. Shadow is applying their Dexterous Hand technology, looking at applications where human dexterity is required but the presence of humans is undesirable. The Dexterous Hand offers the possibility of constructing a robot with the same manipulation abilities as a human, which could be operated remotely to perform a task deftly and safely. Shadow is currently working on the commercialisation of this system, which requires development of supporting infrastructure as well as bringing to production advanced robotic systems. Modular Grasper Shadow has recently launched a Modular Grasper - a new “Smart Grasping” capability based on the software and systems technologies behind the Dexterous Hand, and this is being tested on customer problems in 2017. Work around sensing, control and vision continues in the UK national projects and the EU projects.