Engineered Arts Timeline

Events

• 2026-06-24 - Deployment - Altus Schools pilots two Engineered Arts Ameca humanoids - One Ameca unit was operating at Altus Charter School of San Diego in Tierrasanta during the reported classroom pilot. The pilot tests humanoid classroom-assistant use rather than a broad commercial rollout. Altus Schools is the named customer context for the… - source: voiceofsandiego.org
• 2025-12-09 - Research Publication - SensHRPS: Sensing Comfortable Human-Robot Proxemics and Personal Space With Eye-Tracking - The paper studies human comfort and proxemics around Engineered Arts Ameca using mobile eye tracking and subjective reporting. The study’s named evaluation platform is Ameca from Engineered Arts. - source: arxiv.org
• 2025-04-22 - Research Publication - Beyond Attention: Investigating the Threshold Where Objective Robot Exclusion Becomes Subjective - The paper uses Ameca in a controlled robot-led group interview study of perceived social exclusion and attention allocation. The study’s named evaluation platform is Ameca from Engineered Arts. - source: arxiv.org
• 2024-12-17 - Funding - Engineered Arts raises USD 10M Series A - The financing supported humanoid robot product refinement, manufacturing readiness and production scale-up. The company builds Ameca and other social humanoid robots for business and public interaction use cases. The capital supports robot manipulation… - source: siliconangle.com
• 2024-10-24 - Research Publication - UGotMe: An Embodied System for Affective Human-Robot Interaction - The paper introduces an affective human-robot interaction system and deploys it on Ameca for multiparty conversation scenarios. The evaluation uses a physical Ameca platform supplied by Engineered Arts. - source: arxiv.org
• 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 Ameca Desktop - Engineered Arts released Ameca Desktop as a stationary upper-body version of the Ameca humanoid. The configuration retains expressive interaction while reducing the footprint required for research and display. - 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
• 2022-01-08 - Demonstration - Engineered Arts presents Ameca at CES 2022 - Engineered Arts presented Ameca publicly at CES 2022. The humanoid demonstrated expressive facial motion and conversational interaction for exhibition visitors. - source: english.news.cn
• 2021-01-01 - Product Launch - Engineered Arts releases Ameca humanoid robot platform - Engineered Arts released Ameca as a humanoid robot platform. The product is presented by the company as a prominent humanoid system for expressive human-robot interaction. UK humanoid robotics company focused on expressive social humanoids including Ameca. - source: engineeredarts.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