Q-bot’s Betty is a robot that can get into hard-to-reach parts of heritage buildings to deploy insulation. Steve Randall finds out more from Q-Bot’s Tim Glew.

Q-Bot featured on BBC Breakfast following the announcement of the UK’s Energy Security Strategy

Along with 25 robots, Q-Bot employs 35 humans at a headquarters in London and offices in Newcastle. The highly-experienced multidisciplinary engineering and research team has a unique blend of robotics, digital and building experience.

Q-Bot was founded in 2012 by Tom Lipinski and Professor Peter Childs, whose entrepreneurial track record includes the commercialisation of innovative technologies as well as previous successful exits.

…”So we create a hole in the floor that fits our robot, Betty inside, once Betty is inside, she deploys a foam to the underside of the floor, which I’m actually showing you now.”