Start-ups may be small companies but they can play a significant role in economic growth as well as contributing to economic dynamism by spurring innovation and injecting competition.
Proudly we can boast four start-ups established by Centre researchers who are putting Australian robotics on the map. These include Cirrus Robotics, Dorabot, Alphaone.ai and LYRO.
Cirrus Robotics is a Brisbane based robotics/automation company that specialises in areas including mechanical/electrical systems design, autonomous software systems, and computer vision. Cirrus provides consultancy and contracting work tailored to the needs of our clients. The Centre’s Research Engineers Steve Martin and Gavin Suddrey head the start up. cirrusrobotics.com.au
Dorabot, founded in 2014, develops automated warehouse solutions using cutting-edge AI and robotics, including computer vision, motion planning, mobility and deep learning. Centre PhD Researcher Adam Tow joined the group back in 2017 and then returned to Brisbane in 2018 where he set up the company’s Australian operations. Adam has since been joined at Dorabot by two more Centre Alumni, Peter Kujala and James Sergeant. dorabot.com
Brisbane-based venture LYRO is commercialising its world-leading robotic picking and packing technology for deployment in Australia’s warehouses, supply chains, and logistics operations. LYRO is led by former Centre Research Fellows, Dr Jurgen ‘Juxi’ Leitner, Dr Nicole Robinson and Dr Norton Kelly-Boxall. lyro.io
Centre Chief Investigator Tom Drummond teamed up with two former students to create AlphaOne.ai. The start-up provides machine learning and deep learning consultancy services that help businesses learn how to deal with issues like handling big data for their customers, logistics and processes, and dealing with a lot of visual inspections. These are expensive problems for companies to solve and AlphaOne.ai helps develop and integrate supporting technologies into business processes. alphaone.ai