About

The company was founded in 1997 by Dr Rob Buckingham and Andrew Graham and began in Rob’s attic. The company began as a consultancy designing complex mechanisms for customers such as HP and Rolls Royce. In 2001 Rob and Andy decided to revisit some research they had done while at Bristol University which involved many jointed robot arms. They raised venture capital funding and expanded the company into Rob’s garage. Over the next few years the company won key contracts with the UK MOD, the US DOD, Ringhals AB (a Swedish nuclear operator), British Nuclear Group and Airbus, and out-grew the garage.

At the beginning of 2009 OC Robotics had grown to 17 people, all focused on the core areas of business development, design and software. The company is based in 10,000 sq ft of workshop and office space in Filton, Bristol, UK.