Q-Bot develops AI- and robotics-driven systems that deploy continuous layers of spray-foam insulation beneath suspended timber and concrete floors to reduce heat loss and block cold draughts. Founded in 2012 and based in London, the company has operated for over ten years and has installed its solution in more than 4,000 properties across the UK and Europe. Q-Bot works with over 50 registered social housing providers, energy companies including E.ON and British Gas, and a network of accredited installers and property agents. It is a supplier to UK government schemes including the Green Homes Local Authority Delivery Scheme, the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the Great British Insulation Scheme and the Home Upgrade Grant. The company is led by CEO John Kennedy, with founders Tom Lipinski (now CTO) and Professor Peter Childs FREng still associated. Q-Bot plans to use new funding to grow in its main UK market and expand across continental Europe and the USA. Q-Bot develops intelligent robots that remotely apply underfloor insulation beneath suspended floors to improve energy efficiency with minimal disruption. The company offers a Robot-as-a-Service model delivered through a network of Accredited Installation Partners and is TrustMark certified and BBA accredited. Q-Bot has insulated over 2,500 homes to date and works with social and private landlords as well as homeowners. Following a 2021 strategy review, the company is accelerating UK rollout and engaging growing overseas demand. The solution aims to cut heating bills, reduce carbon footprints and tackle fuel poverty while supporting net-zero goals. The business emphasises scalable, cost-effective retrofit delivery using robotics and AI. Q-Bot develops robotic and AI technologies to survey, maintain and upgrade buildings, including a robotic device that applies insulation under suspended floors more cheaply and with less disruption than traditional methods. Its customers include housing associations, local authorities, private homeowners and landlords. The company’s underfloor-insulation solution is BBA-accredited and meets relevant building regulations. Q-Bot was founded in 2012 and is an EMV Capital portfolio company. The business says the technology improves energy efficiency and occupant comfort while avoiding the logistical hassle of ripping up floorboards. Q-Bot plans to use the new funding to accelerate growth, expand its technology portfolio, scale its robotics offering for social landlords, increase sales to private homeowners and enter international markets. Q-BOT Ltd develops a robotics platform that can access, survey, evaluate and apply treatments across a range of industries, initially focused on the building and engineering sector. The platform assists human labour where there are significant cost or health and safety benefits. Its first application is underfloor insulation for Victorian and early-20th century housing, reducing heat loss and improving resident comfort. The platform is extendable to other applications in building and infrastructure industries. Q-BOT intends to use recent funds to continue to grow operations and is funded through a combination of government grants, private investment and sales revenue. The company has been supported by Climate-KIC, The Technology Strategy Board and the Department for Energy and Climate Change and was founded by Professor Peter Childs and Tom Lipinski in Wandsworth, London, UK.

Total raised

$6M

Funding rounds

4

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Sep 2023