Company
Shadow Robot Company
Shadow Robot Company is a British robotics company developing the Shadow Dexterous Hand, the world's most advanced humanoid robotic hand, used in research and…
- Founded
- 1987
- HQ
- London, UK
- Status
- active
Models
1
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Key facts
Robot
Dexterous anthropomorphic robotic hands and teleoperation systems
Focus
Research and industry applications
Activity
Designs and manufactures robotic hands and teleoperation systems
Founder
Richard Greenhill
Director
Rich Walker
Product
Shadow Dexterous Hand (20 actuated DOF)
Funding
11M GBP from ARIA
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Shadow Robot Company on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Richard Greenhill Founderreported, not verified
- Rich Walker Directorreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Richard Greenhillcofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Shadow Robot Company.
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 →
Recent coverage
Shadow Robot Company in third-party press
Peer companies
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Dexterity2 models
- Automata1 model
- Codian Robotics1 model
- Oxipital AI1 model
- Rainbow Robotics1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- 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.
Partnerships (1)
- Shadow Robot x NVIDIA with NVIDIAtechnologyreported, not operationally verified
Sources (1)
- verification source · https://www.shadowrobot.com/
Common questions
- What is Shadow Robot Company?
- Shadow Robot Company is a British robotics company developing the Shadow Dexterous Hand, the world's most advanced humanoid robotic hand, used in research and AI manipulation.
- What does Shadow Robot Company make?
- Shadow Robot Company has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Shadow Dexterous Hand (Shadow Robot Company builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Shadow Robot Company?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Shadow Robot Company building in the same form factors include ATI Industrial Automation, Dexterity, Automata, Codian Robotics.
- Who is the CEO of Shadow Robot Company?
- Richard Greenhill is the founder of Shadow Robot Company, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Shadow Robot Company headquartered?
- Shadow Robot Company is headquartered in London, UK.
- Where does Shadow Robot Company operate robots?
- Shadow Robot Company 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 Shadow Robot Company a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Shadow Robot Company ranks in roughly the top 79% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Shadow Robot Company founded?
- Shadow Robot Company was founded in 1987.
- Is Shadow Robot Company safe?
- Shadow Robot Company 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 2026-07-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-07
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Shadow Robot Company.Peer companies
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Dexterity2 models
- Automata1 model
- Codian Robotics1 model
- Oxipital AI1 model
- Rainbow Robotics1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Shadow Robot Company from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/shadow-robot.md
- RSS feed: /companies/shadow-robot/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7f960252-6110-4d5a-a647-35538fe03509
- Revision history: /companies/shadow-robot/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Dexterity2 models
- Automata1 model
- Codian Robotics1 model
- Oxipital AI1 model
- Rainbow Robotics1 model
Reality vs attention
Shadow Robot Company draws attention at the 23rd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among manipulator robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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 16, 2026