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News   |   14-07-21

Tharsus brings Connect-R robotics project to life

We are proud to announce that Tharsus acted as consultants on the launch of Connect-R – a world-first modular robot specifically designed to build emergency structures in the planet’s most hazardous environments and remove humans from harm.

News   |   14-07-21

Resilient UK tech industry

This month, the UK tech industry showed that despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, tech start-ups have performed strongly throughout 2020 with the arrival of the one hundredth tech firm to be valued at over $1 billion.

News   |   07-07-21

Space, Cleantech and Digital Technology

As we move into the second half of 2021, we wanted to share with you some of the key insights and learnings we’ve gained during the first half. We’ve highlighted the new emerging markets for UK robotics and automation companies, which present real opportunities for the RAI and manufacturing communities.  

News   |   17-06-21

Tharsus Group delivers Growth Despite Pandemic

By Brian Palmer OBE

This year’s annual results showed that despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Tharsus Group performed strongly throughout 2020. Revenue increased by 40% from £58m to £81m, while pre-tax profits almost doubled.

News   |   17-06-21

Tharsus Selected to Join Future Fifty

At Tharsus, we are excited to have been selected to join Tech Nation’s Future Fifty programme. Future Fifty is Europe’s leading growth programme for late-stage tech scale-ups.

News   |   16-06-21

Robotic Innovation at RAI

By Brian Palmer OBE

At Tharsus, we’re proud to join a pioneering robotics showcase with UK robotics companies to share our perspectives on innovation in the industry. A number of our team spoke at The Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAI) Industry Showcase, a unique community-led event that stimulates collaborative development for solving real world problems with RAI.

News   |   16-06-21

Engineer Progress: Unlocking innovation

By Brian Palmer OBE

Looking back over past year, we have witnessed the incredible work that can happen when people from different sectors collaborate. From the unprecedented pace of the vaccination drive to the incredible story of the Nightingale Hospital, one of the most important lessons we must remember when the pandemic is eventually over is what we can achieve when we work together...

News   |   14-05-21

Blyth welcomes more innovation

The Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) test centre, the first of its kind in the UK, is being developed by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult in Blyth.

News   |   14-05-21

A summer of sport

In a statement, UEFA reiterated its intention to hold the Euro 2020 football tournament this summer. Lessons can be learnt from the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon, which we were proud to support. Our wearable device Bump helped participants maintain social distancing by sending alerts to its wearers. This is just one example of how robotic innovation could help fans...

News   |   14-05-21

Former CEO of Dyson joins the Tharsus board

We’re delighted to welcome former Dyson CEO Martin McCourt to the Tharsus board. Martin brings more than 40 years of experience working at the heart of British-based manufacturing, design and marketing for brands such as Dyson, Mars, Duracell, Toshiba and Pelikan.