Engineered Arts Ltd
Engineered Arts is a Cornish company, founded by Will Jackson, that builds expressive entertainment and social humanoids such as RoboThespian, Mesmer and Ameca. It also built the hardware for the Ai-Da robot artist and sells its Tritium robot software.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 44 humanoids
- First robot
- 2005Latest 2021
- Headquarters
- FalmouthUnited Kingdom
- Can I buy one?4 on sale nowBuy from the maker's own page
- Who uses it?4 robot models in useShown at CES 2022 and sold or rented to museums, companies and research labs from 2022.
- How big are they?250 built so farBy 2026-10
- What is new?2024-11Ai-Da painting sells for US$1.08 million
Robots
4 robot models shown in public, from 2005 to 2021. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
What is inside
Chips and parts suppliers named for Engineered Arts Ltd's robots by the maker or reputable press.
Who uses it
Customers and deployments reported for Engineered Arts Ltd's robots. Each robot's page links its sources.
Ameca2021 · CommercialShown at CES 2022 and sold or rented to museums, companies and research labs from 2022.
Ai-Da2019 · CommercialExhibited at the University of Oxford in 2019 and at major galleries afterward.
Mesmer2018 · CommercialBuilt to order for museums and attractions; its technology became the base for Ameca.
RoboThespian2005 · CommercialMore than 50 permanently installed worldwide, including Questacon (Australia), Copernicus Science Centre (Poland) and the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago.
Market position
Company figures and analyst estimates, as reported. Each carries who said it and when.
- Built to date
- 250by 2026-10
- Customers
- Tech Museum of Innovation
Notes and caveats 2
- Shipped in 2025. No annual figure.
- Built to date. Company figure: 250+ robots deployed, 200+ installations, 30+ countries (website). Mostly entertainment humanoids (Ameca, RoboThespian).
What is new
The latest stories about Engineered Arts Ltd's robots, newest first.
- Ai-Da painting sells for US$1.08 million Artnet News · Ai-Da
- Ai-Da demonstrates painting with a palette The Guardian · Ai-Da
- First public show in Oxford VOA Learning English · Ai-Da
- Robot artist Ai-Da announced VOA Learning English · Ai-Da
- Engineered Arts shows Mesmer New Atlas · Mesmer
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 2004
- Headquarters
- Falmouth, United Kingdom
- Focus
- Social and entertainment humanoids with lifelike faces for museums, events, education and research
- Partners
- RoboThespian installations at NASA Kennedy Space Center, Questacon, Copernicus Science Centre and Futuroscope; university users including UCL and UNC Chapel Hill; Ai-Da built for Aidan Meller. The company reports 250+ robots deployed in 30+ countries.
Similar makers
Other makers of humanoids, starting with those in United Kingdom.
- Humanoid (SKL Robotics Ltd)United Kingdom · 2 models
- Bristol Robotics Laboratory with ElumotionUnited Kingdom · 1 model
- Elumotion Ltd with Bristol Robotics LaboratoryUnited Kingdom · 1 model
- Prosper RoboticsUnited Kingdom · 1 model
- TeknTrash RoboticsUnited Kingdom · 1 model
- University of HertfordshireUnited Kingdom · 1 model
Sources
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