Company
Forth Engineering
Forth Engineering is a UK-based engineering company in Maryport, Cumbria, manufacturing robots to remove risks to humans during emergencies at nuclear plants.
- HQ
- Maryport, Cumbria, UK
- Status
- active
Models
2
Overview
Forth Engineering is a UK-based engineering company in Maryport, Cumbria, manufacturing robots to remove risks to humans during emergencies at nuclear plants. The company developed underwater robots for nuclear inspection and collaborated on world-first underwater robot projects, shortlisted for innovation awards in the UK defense and nuclear sectors.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Focus
Nuclear and defense robotics
Robot
A2I2 autonomous aquatic inspection robot
Stage
Private company
Products
Underwater inspection robots for nuclear plants
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Tipperbot
Forth's Tipperbot is a remotely-operated ROV (an adapted power barrow operable from about 20 metres) that sieves solids from wet sludge during nuclear-pond decommissioning, originally built to clear redundant ponds at a Magnox site.
Current platform
A2I2
Forth's A2I2 (Autonomous Aquatic Inspection and Intervention) is a tetherless intelligent underwater robot fitted with sonar to detect and avoid obstacles while inspecting hazardous environments such as nuclear storage ponds.
Current leadership (1)
- Nicola Telford Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Mark Telfordcofounderno longer at company
- Nicola Telfordcofounder
Former / Previously (1)
- Mark Telford Co-Founder & former MDsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Forth Engineering.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Forth Engineering?
- Forth Engineering is a UK-based engineering company in Maryport, Cumbria, manufacturing robots to remove risks to humans during emergencies at nuclear plants. The company developed underwater robots for nuclear inspection and collaborated on world-first underwater robot projects, shortlisted for innovation awards in the UK defense and nuclear sectors.
- What does Forth Engineering make?
- Forth Engineering has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Tipperbot, A2I2 (Forth Engineering builds physical robots).
- Is Forth Engineering publicly traded?
- No. Forth Engineering is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Forth Engineering?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Forth Engineering building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Boston Dynamics, BAE Systems.
- Where is Forth Engineering headquartered?
- Forth Engineering is headquartered in Maryport, Cumbria, UK.
- Where does Forth Engineering operate robots?
- Forth Engineering is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Forth Engineering a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Forth Engineering ranks in roughly the top 47% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is Forth Engineering safe?
- Forth Engineering has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-06
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-06
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Forth Engineering.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/forth-engineering.md
- RSS feed: /companies/forth-engineering/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/6868475e-178f-474c-b1f1-820827dd7121
- Revision history: /companies/forth-engineering/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
Video
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Reality vs attention
Forth Engineering draws attention at the 67th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 14, 2026