Innovate UK

Earth Rover Limited specializes in developing robotic agriculture systems tailored for farmers, focusing on applications such as scouting, weeding, and selective harvesting. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Newport, United Kingdom, the company leverages technology initially designed for the ExoMars Rover, adapting it for precision farming. Their autonomous farming robots are equipped with advanced tools and integrate with a smart data platform, allowing farmers to enhance current agricultural practices and move towards more autonomous farming solutions.

Drone Ag is a UK-based company focused on enhancing agricultural productivity through drone automation and artificial intelligence software. The team comprises farmers, agronomists, drone pilots, and software engineers who leverage their extensive experience from operating drone systems on their own 6,000-acre farm. The company offers a range of services, including drone training courses and user-friendly software solutions. By collecting and analyzing leaf-level crop data, Drone Ag enables farmers to optimize the application of resources, guiding ground machinery and drone sprayers to specific areas of fields at appropriate times. This practical approach to precision agriculture ensures that the company's offerings are grounded in real-world experience, allowing clients to improve their farming practices effectively.

Alba Orbital specializes in the development of pico-satellites, which weigh less than 1 kg and are significantly more affordable than traditional satellites, including CubeSats. By offering nearly all the advantages of larger satellites, Alba Orbital aims to democratize access to space, making it possible for a broader range of clients to engage in satellite technology. Their pico-satellites enable rapid Earth observation, providing up-to-date data at intervals of minutes, in contrast to the hours or days typical of conventional satellites. The company is closely partnered with the European Space Agency, contributing to research and development in this field. Currently, Alba Orbital is working on two platforms, Unicorn-1 and Unicorn-2, with plans to launch Unicorn-1 in the second quarter of 2017. In addition to satellite development, Alba Orbital offers technical support and components for clients involved in designing and launching pico-satellites.

Developer of unmanned aerial vehicles designed to save lives by quick delivery. The company's unmanned aerial vehicles can support the transportation of vital medical payloads such as blood, pharmaceuticals, vaccinations and aseptic equipment, enabling clients to ensure the timely deliveries of essentials, with no impact on the road congestion and no increase in fossil fuel emissions.

Outfield is an agritech company based in Cambridge, UK, that specializes in providing aerial imagery and data solutions for the fruit sector. Using small unmanned drone aircraft, Outfield collects high-resolution imagery to deliver insights on orchard performance, including yield estimates and variability mapping. This precision orchard management system addresses the inefficiencies associated with traditional yield estimation methods, which often rely on limited data and can result in significant errors. By employing off-the-shelf drones and a cloud-based platform, Outfield enables growers to automate data collection and receive processed insights within 24 hours. The platform has been tested with apple and pear growers across three continents, demonstrating its effectiveness in enhancing productivity and profitability while minimizing environmental impact. Outfield aims to scale its operations and expand its service offerings to meet the increasing demand in the fruit farming industry, positioning itself at the forefront of the agricultural innovation landscape.

Dexory is a robotics and artificial intelligence company that specializes in developing physical robots designed for face-to-face interactions. Founded in 2015, the company is based in Bourne End, United Kingdom, and focuses on creating solutions that combine social sciences with human-centered design and advanced engineering. One of its notable products is Bo, a social robot capable of engaging with clients and guests. Dexory aims to ensure that its robots seamlessly integrate into everyday life, enhancing human experiences through innovative technology.

HIVED is building the mass-market parcel delivery network of the future by leveraging vertical integration, operational process innovation and software. HIVED has developed a system that is significantly better than the status quo in every way imaginable: more efficient (and therefore more affordable), better for people (no gig-economy, fully employed staff) and the environment (100% emission-free end-to-end, no offsetting ever) as well as providing the best possible delivery experience.

Outfield is an agritech company based in Cambridge, UK, that specializes in providing aerial imagery and data solutions for the fruit sector. Using small unmanned drone aircraft, Outfield collects high-resolution imagery to deliver insights on orchard performance, including yield estimates and variability mapping. This precision orchard management system addresses the inefficiencies associated with traditional yield estimation methods, which often rely on limited data and can result in significant errors. By employing off-the-shelf drones and a cloud-based platform, Outfield enables growers to automate data collection and receive processed insights within 24 hours. The platform has been tested with apple and pear growers across three continents, demonstrating its effectiveness in enhancing productivity and profitability while minimizing environmental impact. Outfield aims to scale its operations and expand its service offerings to meet the increasing demand in the fruit farming industry, positioning itself at the forefront of the agricultural innovation landscape.

Rovco designs an autonomous underwater vehicle or AUV and remotely operated underwater vehicle or ROV technologies and support services that optimizes how people manage and inspect subsea assets. Its technology offers the process of 3D photogrammetry that involves using high-resolution photos of a static object or site area taken from multiple angles and processed to generate a 3D vector model from point cloud data, enabling oil, gas, and renewables industry clients to evaluate their subsea assets for damage, corrosion or determining levels of marine growth and benefit from inspection related cost savings.

Perceptual Robotics Limited designs and develops Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for inspection purposes. The company sells its product under the name Dhalion. Its product is used by engineers for inspection of wind turbines. The tool identifies information about position, size and severity of defects on the tower and blades. It can also identify lightning strikes, cracks, erosion, delamination and other issues. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

HayBeeSee is introducing fundamental change to "agronomy" and farming best-practice utilising state-of-the-art robotics and AI. We are creating a novel robotics platform allowing large daily coverage as well as close proximity sensing and interaction for farmers. The world of agri-tech is fast moving towards precision agriculture & robotics, yet farmers today lack access to any real products that deliver quality data or impact on their farm at all. Meet the CropHopper®, world’s first robot designed for fast and efficient jumping across fields to scan crops, identify weeds (single leaf), aphids & other bugs, early signs of disease, tiller-count, plant count, grain-counts per head as well as to carry out mechanical weeding and spot spraying. Lightweight, jumping all season, even in growing crops. An integrated, full-season management strategy.

Flock, founded in 2015 and based in London, is an Insurtech company that aims to modernize the insurance landscape by leveraging emerging technologies. Initially focused on the commercial drone industry, Flock introduced Europe's first pay-as-you-fly drone insurance product, utilizing real-time data such as population density and wind speed to assess and mitigate flight risks. This innovation has allowed them to insure thousands of drone operations globally, enhancing safety and reducing risk exposure for pilots by an average of 15%. Recently, Flock expanded its offerings to include insurance for commercial motor fleets, catering to the dynamic needs of connected vehicles like cars, vans, and trucks. By providing data-driven insights, Flock helps fleet owners improve safety and manage risks proactively, with the goal of not only addressing claims but also preventing incidents from occurring in the first place.

Perceptual Robotics Limited designs and develops Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for inspection purposes. The company sells its product under the name Dhalion. Its product is used by engineers for inspection of wind turbines. The tool identifies information about position, size and severity of defects on the tower and blades. It can also identify lightning strikes, cracks, erosion, delamination and other issues. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Terrabotics Ltd. specializes in developing automated solutions for organizations operating in remote and hazardous environments, enabling them to make informed decisions. The company transforms satellite, aerial, and UAV imagery into high-precision 3D terrain data and 2.5D elevation models. Additionally, Terrabotics offers algorithms that address real-world challenges by utilizing extensive datasets from space, aerial, and remote sensing imagery. Their solutions assist users in various applications, including pipeline planning, volume measurement, flood risk assessment, drainage mapping, site selection, visual impact assessment, signal propagation prediction, and noise pollution modeling. Founded in 2013 and based in London, United Kingdom, Terrabotics serves clients across the energy, mining, construction, and environmental sectors globally.

Botprobe’s fully-managed cyber security-as-a-service portfolio for the remote workforce, protects corporate homeworkers from cyberattack, cyber intruders and loss of confidential information. Businesses don't think twice about providing homeworkers with anti-virus for their pcs. But what about other internet-connected devices on employee’s home networks that are invisible to IT departments; smart assistants, webcams, gaming consoles, entertainment systems, home monitoring and security, smart home infrastructures such as heating and thermostats, the list goes on. It only takes a single exposure in any one of these devices for a cybercriminal to gain access to a home network. Once an attacker is on a home network, it is only a small jump to the corporate network. Think of us as an “anti-virus” for your home networks.

Bird.i collates and disseminates the best of the world’s satellite, airborne and drone imagery in real time, in order to provide insights and data to businesses globally. The high quality, frequency and accuracy of Bird.i’s images are superior even to the likes of Google Maps, meaning that clients can efficiently monitor changes and trends on the ground, helping companies solve problems, make important decisions, gain competitive advantage and plan for the future.