Engineered Arts Timeline

Events

• 2026-06-24 - Deployment - Engineered Arts Ameca robots enter Altus Schools classroom pilot - The observed Tierrasanta session used a robot portraying Nikola Tesla; interruptions and speaking speed complicated the lesson. Altus had no firm end date for the pilot and had not established improved learning outcomes; staff supervised student interactions. - source: voiceofsandiego.org
• 2024-12-17 - Funding - Engineered Arts raises $10M Series A - Helium-3 Ventures led the round; Nicolas Desmarais, Belvoir Investments, ThirtySeven Holdings and Figueira Capital also participated. The company planned about 20 Redwood City hires over 18 months and further development of cloud AI services, robot hardware… - source: markets.financialcontent.com
• 2024-04-17 - Commercial Order - Engineered Arts supplies Ameca to the National Robotarium - The Edinburgh facility described itself as the first UK home for an Ameca, with visits and workshops planned across Scotland and beyond. The robotics centre is based at Heriot-Watt University in partnership with the University of Edinburgh. - source: thenationalrobotarium.com
• 2023-01-01 - Product Launch - Engineered Arts releases Ami Desktop - Engineered Arts released Ami Desktop as a compact expressive robot platform. The desktop configuration targets conversational and character-based interaction deployments. - source: engineeredarts.com
• 2023-01-01 - Product Launch - Engineered Arts releases Azi Desktop - Engineered Arts released Azi Desktop as a compact expressive character robot. The platform packages facial animation and conversational interaction in a stationary desktop form. - source: engineeredarts.com
• 2022-01-09 - Demonstration - Engineered Arts presents Ameca to CES visitors - The head used 17 motors to animate movement and expressions; the grey face was deliberately designed without a specific gender. The demonstrated robot could not walk, and the company described walking as future development. - source: english.news.cn
• 2021-12-03 - Product Launch - Engineered Arts announces Ameca humanoid platform - A cloud-managed API toolkit was intended to let developers customize interaction software and integrate computer vision. The company offered ownership and event rentals and scheduled Ameca for the January 5–8 CES exhibition in Las Vegas. - source: prweb.com
• 2017-01-01 - Product Launch - Engineered Arts debuts Mesmer expressive humanoid robot - Engineered Arts lists Mesmer as a major robot milestone in its company history. The product broadened the company's expressive humanoid and entertainment-robotics lineup. UK humanoid robotics company focused on expressive social humanoids including Ameca. - source: engineeredarts.com
• 2005-01-01 - Product Launch - Engineered Arts launches RoboThespian - Engineered Arts launched RoboThespian as a life-size interactive humanoid platform in 2005. The robot was designed for public interaction, education and entertainment installations. - source: engineeredarts.com
• 2004-01-01 - Company Formation - Engineered Arts is founded by Will Jackson - Engineered Arts says the company began with founder and director Will Jackson in Cornwall The company traces its origin to 2004 - source: engineeredarts.com