ANA Avatar XPRIZE
BOW
Sheffield, United Kingdom
BOW (Bettering Our Worlds) is a forward-thinking technology company with a mission to democratize robotics by making it accessible to all developers, regardless of technical background. Their versatile software platform simplifies the complexity of robotics programming, enabling developers to create applications that work across a variety of robotic form factors without compromising on performance. Through their work, BOW is advancing innovations in manufacturing, offshore energy, creative industries, healthcare, eldercare, and industrial robotics, offering solutions that aim to enhance quality of life and drive a better future for all. BOW’s success in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE demonstrated the power of their platform and opened new doors for collaboration in the robotics community.
BOW’s key innovation is their Software Development Kit (SDK), a groundbreaking platform that reduces the complexities of robotics control, communication, and hardware integration. The SDK enables developers to write, test, and deploy robotics applications across different operating systems with ease, regardless of their specific robotics experience.
The BOW SDK converts various robot specifications (manufacturer's SDKs, URDF files, 3D robot drawings) into a unified driver, enabling real-time simulation and reusable control algorithms across different robots. Any BOW-enabled robot has ultra-fast communications, an inverse kinematics solver, collision free motion planning and the ability to plug in AI-modules, all out-of-the-box.
With BOW’s tools, developers can focus on creativity and problem-solving without the need for deep robotics expertise, unlocking new possibilities for the future of robotics applications across industries.