The co-founder of Raspberry Pi has been named as the new chair of robotics software start-up, BOW.
Liz Upton was Chief Marketing Officer at Raspberry Pi, co-founding the company in 2008 and helping it achieve its IPO on the London Stock Exchange earlier this year.
She joins BOW (Bettering Our Worlds) as the robotics sector is projected to to reach $260bn by 2030.
The Sheffield-based company is hoping to remove barriers to entry for companies seeking to adopt the technology and has developed a universal robotics software platform.
This robot-agnostic software development kit (SDK) and platform has been designed to make it possible to program any robot using any operating system in any programming language, for the first time.
“The BOW team’s passion for innovation and their commitment to developing the world’s first universal robotics platform is inspiring,” she explained.
“At Raspberry Pi, we have always been driven by the mission of democratising computing for all. Robotics similarly has the potential to help solve global challenges but only if we can remove the barriers to its adoption. BOW solves the current complexity of developing robotics applications and makes programming any robot in any programming language possible for the first time. I’m excited to join this pioneering and fast-growing company as Chair and to help BOW make the tremendous benefits of robotics universally accessible.”
Nick Thompson, CEO of BOW added:
“We are delighted to welcome Liz Upton to BOW as our new Chair. I’d like to thank our former Chair, Pete Hopton, for his tremendous contribution to BOW since we founded the company in 2020,”
“Liz brings a wealth of experience in scaling a transformational technology business globally. In addition, her deep commitment to innovation and education aligns perfectly with BOW’s mission to enable millions of software developers to develop robotics applications for the betterment of our world.”
The appointment follows news that BOW has partnered with XPLOR, to pioneer the adoption of robotics in the film and creative industries, focusing on developing new applications, improving efficiency and lowering production costs.
