Shadow Robot Company Ltd.
251 Liverpool Road
London
N1 1LX
UK
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The Shadow Robot Company is part of TACO Project. TACO (Three-dimensional Adaptive Camera with object Detection and Foveation) is a project co-financed by the European Commission under EU Framework Programme 7 (FP7) with the main purpose to make the new 3D system more attractive. We will be part of it, working in the applications towards robot grippers in a project that will lasted until 2013.

FP7 IP TACO Team

An inauguration meeting took place is Oslo, Norway on the 23rd and 24th of February 2010. Shadow Team member, Ugo Cupcic was there along with the team from Austria, Germany, Norway and UK. Expect more news of this exciting project soon.

Download the February 2010 News Letter

Have you a project idea that needs bringing to reality? Shadow's team make things that work. Contact us if you have a special project in mind. See contract engineering to view some of our previous work.

Shadow is able to offer customers contract engineering and development services for a wide range of sectors including Research, Universities, Engineering, Entertainment and Toys.

Shadow has been developing robots and other unusual technologies since 1987, for research customers and for people with real-world problems.

Shadow C6M Smart Motor Hand holding Light Bulb and Shadow C3 Dextrous Air Muscle hand

Shadow C6M Smart Motor Hand holding Light Bulb in front of the Shadow C3 Dextrous Air Muscle hand

The Shadow Dextrous Robot Hand is capable of 24 movements, is regarded as the most advanced robot hand in the world and is available for purchase now.

Shadow boasts advanced capabilities in:
• mechanical engineering
• electronics prototyping
• software design and development

To date customers have included:
NASA, BBC, ABB, Fujimoto, LEGO, Matsushita, Bielefeld University, Cambridge University, Tokyo University, Carnegie-Mellon University, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Maryland, HRL Laboratories, LLC, and Mays and Schnapp Pain Clinic.