Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
Aurrigo awarded £1.43m for SENTRY autonomous-airport programme
- SENTRY will use Auto-Shuttle vehicles for perimeter security patrols and runway or taxiway inspection.
- The programme is planned to progress from controlled testing into live airport operations at Teesside International Airport and later Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
- The award funds a defined operational programme rather than representing general corporate financing.
Calyo secures £1.25m for all-weather 3-D ultrasound programme
- DRIVEN BY SOUND+ combines Calyo PULSE sensing, PxAI edge compute, AI perception and multisensor fusion with vehicle control.
- The programme targets on-road validation at TRL 6–7 in rain, fog, spray, glare and low-light conditions.
- The work is intended to demonstrate ultrasound as a complementary perception layer rather than replace the full vehicle sensor suite.
Fusion Processing and Alexander Dennis receive £3.88m for Level 4 Connector programme
- An existing Enviro100AEV will receive dual-redundant actuation for no-user-in-charge operation.
- A larger Level 4 Enviro200AEV will be added to the Connector fleet.
- The programme advances an existing public-road service toward a repeatable commercial vehicle and autonomy package.
Humanoid and Schaeffler win Plug and Play Global Innovation Award
- The award was presented through STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play following the Expo 2026 programme.
- Schaeffler describes the collaboration as supporting scalable humanoid robotics for industrial use.
- The recognition follows the companies' phased deployment and supply agreement for humanoids in live manufacturing operations.
Dynautics wins Seawork award for Phantom 2 AUV
- The 3-metre modular vehicle can be configured around different payload requirements for offshore, oceanographic, defence and security missions.
- Dynautics used 3D modelling, digital twins and simulation to tailor the vehicle to customer requirements.
- Continuing sea trials are intended to combine imaging sonar for wide-area surveys with a high-resolution optical camera.
Fieldwork Robotics receives ReFED Catalytic Grant Fund support
- ReFED announced support for Fieldwork Robotics through its Catalytic Grant Fund.
- The funding supports Fieldwork Robotics' food-waste and labor-shortage focused harvesting automation work.
- This is grant-style funding, not a procurement award or commercial order.
Vizgard selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 programme
- Vizgard was named in NATO DIANA's 2026 company cohort.
- The selection provides access to accelerator sites, test centres and allied defence users.
- The company was selected in an autonomy, maritime, sensing, communications or related dual-use challenge area.
Marble Aerospace selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 programme
- Marble Aerospace was named in NATO DIANA's 2026 company cohort.
- The selection provides access to accelerator sites, test centres and allied defence users.
- The company was selected in an autonomy, maritime, sensing, communications or related dual-use challenge area.
Arcani selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 programme
- Arcani was named in NATO DIANA's 2026 company cohort.
- The selection provides access to accelerator sites, test centres and allied defence users.
- The company was selected in an autonomy, maritime, sensing, communications or related dual-use challenge area.
Atlas Innovative Technologies selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 cohort
- The programme provides contractual funding and access to DIANA accelerator sites and test centres.
- The selection supports development and validation of dual-use technology against an Allied defence and security challenge.
Beechat Network Systems selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 cohort
- The programme provides contractual funding and access to DIANA accelerator sites and test centres.
- The selection supports development and validation of dual-use technology against an Allied defence and security challenge.
JET Connectivity selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 cohort
- The programme provides contractual funding and access to DIANA accelerator sites and test centres.
- The selection supports development and validation of dual-use technology against an Allied defence and security challenge.
Neuron Innovations selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 cohort
- The programme provides contractual funding and access to DIANA accelerator sites and test centres.
- The selection supports development and validation of dual-use technology against an Allied defence and security challenge.
Slipstream Engineering Design selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 cohort
- The programme provides contractual funding and access to DIANA accelerator sites and test centres.
- The selection supports development and validation of dual-use technology against an Allied defence and security challenge.
AceOn wins Maritime Innovation Week engineering award
- CEO Mark Thompson accepted the award at BT Tower, where Buttimer Engineering managing director Fergal Buttimer presented it.
- AceOn showcased shore-side power, vessel electrification and battery-system integration during the programme.
- The National 2050 Maritime Innovation Hub at the Port of Tyne hosted the event with industry and government partners.
Drone Defence receives DASA grant for sovereign counter-UAS work
- The Defence and Security Accelerator awarded the research grant.
- Drone Defence said it would work with the UK Ministry of Defence on the undisclosed initiative.
- The project supports sovereign capability, national resilience and the UK defence industrial base.
ARIA awards GBP 11M R&D funding to Shadow Robot and partners
- ARIA awarded GBP 11M to Shadow Robot and partners for the OGRES and UPWARD advanced robotic-dexterity projects.
- OGRES focuses on robotic-hand design tooling and physical validation; UPWARD focuses on power distribution for more capable robot hands.
- The funding is non-dilutive R&D project funding, not a venture-capital equity round.
Danu Robotics shortlisted for Let's Recycle Awards newcomer category
- Danu Robotics said it was shortlisted in the Best Newcomer category for the 2025 Let's Recycle Awards of Excellence.
- The company framed the recognition around its robotic sorting and recycling work, with the awards event scheduled for 1 May 2025 in London.
Ocean Supercluster backs Amphibian UWILD collaborative robotics project
- The official release reported a $942,871 total project value and a $330,560 Ocean Supercluster contribution; it did not label the currency.
- Marine Thinking leads the project, with Innvotek and Innovate UK participating as project partners rather than financing investors.
- The work covers a launch-and-recovery system for Innvotek’s Amphibian UWILD platform for safer ship-hull inspection and cleaning.
DASA funds Hadean AI-enhanced British Army LVC training work
- The project uses AI-powered spatial computing to populate synthetic training environments.
- The award targets richer LVC training for the British Army, including social-media and entity-behaviour simulation.
- The work connects Hadean with DASA, the Army and the Army Collective Training Service.
Fieldwork Robotics wins Innovate UK BerryBot grant to accelerate robot development
- Fieldwork was awarded a government-backed grant for the BerryBot project to accelerate development of its harvesting robots.
- The project was supported by Innovate UK and linked to further development of autonomous harvesting capability.
- This is a grant-funding row, separate from later equity financing.
Greenjets wins GBP 50K Bridge AI grant for e-propulsion design
- The six-month DATA feasibility study focuses on AI-driven design tools for e-propulsors.
- The project targets advanced air mobility applications including drones, air taxis and electric commuter aircraft.
- Whittle Laboratory leads aerodynamic design, simulation and testing work.
Greenjets launches GBP 550K HyFan drone fuel-cell project
- The project is funded by a grant of more than GBP 550,000 from Innovate UK.
- Greenjets leads a consortium with Bramble Energy, TOffeeAM and Aurata Technologies.
- The 18-month programme targets ground and flight testing of an integrated hydrogen propulsor.
Antobot receives Eastern Agri-Tech grant
- Antobot received more than GBP40,000 from the Eastern Agri-Tech Growth Initiative for agricultural robot prototypes.
- The grant supported two mobile agriculture robot prototypes.
- The award backed Antobot control hardware and software for intelligent mobile robots in agriculture.
SEA-KIT team wins Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE
- The GEBCO-Nippon Foundation Alumni Team won the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE using the SEA-KIT uncrewed surface vessel.
- The winning team paired the SEA-KIT USV with cloud-based seafloor mapping technology.
- The XPRIZE recognized autonomous ocean exploration and rapid seabed visualization capability.