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Touchlab

Touchlab is a robotics company based in Edinburgh, incorporated in Scotland in 2018 (SC607401).

What they do

“Changing the robotics game with innovative tactile technology. Giving touch to robots through cutting-edge haptics, we revolutionise robotic innovation for enhanced human-machine interaction. io.”

In its own words, on touchlab.io

In plain speak

They make tactile technology and haptics systems that give robots the ability to sense touch, improving how robots interact with people and their environment.

Grants

Awarded a £301k Innovate UK grant for "SENSOLE"

1 Mar 2024 · Innovate UK

Awarded a £58.2k Innovate UK grant for "Teleoperated Robot Avatar for Healthcare Monitoring of Immunocompromised Patients"

1 Jan 2022 · Innovate UK

Latest from Touchlab

From Prototype to Production: Scaling Edge AI for Physical Robotics on AWS

14 Oct 2026, from touchlab.io, posted by the company

Miniature Tactile Sensors: Fitting Complex Sensing Capabilities into Compact Hardware

15 Sep 2026, from touchlab.io, posted by the company

Designing TACTO: Engineering a Robotic Fingertip Inspired by Human Mechanics

19 Aug 2026, from touchlab.io, posted by the company

From Touch to Intelligence: Our Journey Towards Physical AI

15 Jul 2026, from touchlab.io, posted by the company

ICRA 2026: Why the Future of Tactile Sensing in Robotics Just Got Sharper

18 Jun 2026, from touchlab.io, posted by the company

Timeline

14 Oct 2026from the companyFrom Prototype to Production: Scaling Edge AI for Physical Robotics on AWS
15 Sep 2026from the companyMiniature Tactile Sensors: Fitting Complex Sensing Capabilities into Compact Hardware
19 Aug 2026from the companyDesigning TACTO: Engineering a Robotic Fingertip Inspired by Human Mechanics
15 Jul 2026from the companyFrom Touch to Intelligence: Our Journey Towards Physical AI
18 Jun 2026from the companyICRA 2026: Why the Future of Tactile Sensing in Robotics Just Got Sharper
6 Sep 2018directorZakareya Elmo Hussein appointed Director
6 Sep 2018incorporatedTouchlab incorporated as SC607401

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On the record

Licensed to sponsor visas (Skilled Worker)

Home Office sponsor register

Listed by Scottish EDGE: it is a Scottish EDGE alumnus (a winner of its funding and support competition)

Scottish EDGE

Featured in Techscaler Ones To Watch, April 2026 (deep tech): advanced tactile sensing for teleoperation and robotic manipulation. Seed stage, actively fundraising.

Techscaler