RoboThespian

We were very taken by RoboThespian

"When I came back to Oxford Brookes, I started to think about and plan our research in robotics. I started to look around what was available in terms of current robotics technology when I came across RoboThespian and I thought he was amazing! He was very expressive, he could move his arms, hands and his head to gesture. The eyes in particular are very expressive because they're LCD screens so we've got a great deal of freedom in portraying sadness and happiness and all sorts of emotions through them. I was invited to visit Engineer Arts and it was a fantastic experience. It was like walking on to the set of iRobot. We were very taken by RoboThespian. I then came back to Oxford Brookes and talked to senior colleagues here at the University, we immediately said we should get one"

Professor Nigel Cook, Oxford Brookes. Oxford

“Engineered Arts have been very supportive”

"As far as I have worked with various robotic platforms, RoboThespian is a unique one in terms of its design and features. The well-designed and elegant structure of RoboThespian allows mimicking human movements in a seamless way. The simplicity of its backend system in programming complex tasks has enabled us to teach students to program complex movements scenarios and behaviours. The team of Engineered Arts have been very supportive in guiding us through the installation and programming steps. Due to these facts, I would highly recommend Engineered Arts technologies for any robotics lab"

Dr. Abdullah Almeshal, College of Technological Studies – RAiLab, Kuwait.

“It´s easier than Ikea to set up!”

"When we approached Engineered Arts about RoboThespian we had a bold project in mind, we wanted to ask local school children to create content for the robot to engage the local community around green energy projects in Scotland. Engineered Arts took the children's ideas and created bespoke content that visitors can play from our touchscreen console that was supplied. Our installation engineer said "It´s easier than Ikea to set up, It was real fun! My compliments, I was pretty impressed!"

Bryan Snelling, Aberdeen Science Centre

A great mix of science, humor, education and entertainment!

RoboThespian is a great mix of science, humour, education and entertainment, and he crosses all boundaries so for us he was an absolutely perfect exhibit to bring here. We know he can deliver educational content, he can explain the science behind robotics. We want to get people thinking about the future, thinking about science and where we're going but he's also a really great entertainer. RoboThespian comes loaded with content but there's a great opportunity for us to develop our own content both for education and entertainment. We've seen the faces of families and children over the last two or three days just as we've been testing and setting him up and the reaction has been fantastic!

Adrian Lutton, W5. Belfast

Engineered Arts team is always there at a moment’s notice

"Our first Humanoid show in India at India's famous religious theme park at Shirdi, with 3 human robots was only possible because of great involvement from the Engineered Arts team. They take ownership of the project and work with the client team to the minutest details. The show we created with them is very successful. We repeated our association with them to create a humanoid of former President of India, Dr Abdul Kalam in one of the museums. The most important part to keep the shows running flawlessly is the after sales support. The Engineered Arts team is always there at a moment's notice. We look forward to continuing our association with them in India and Southeast Asia."

Sanjay Dabke, Guardian Media and Entertaiments, India