This lab focuses on the design and deployment of next-generation machines - from autonomous robotics to edge devices, quantum computing systems and hyperscale data centres. Challenges include scalability, energy efficiency, algorithm-hardware co-optimisation and supply chain resilience. With cross-sector collaboration, we aim to deliver infrastructure and automation that powers tomorrow’s AI-native, real-time, connected world.

Please note, this is not currently a comprehensive list of projects

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Precision Atomic - Quantum Systems

The Precision Atomic project is based on technology developed during 10 years of research at CERN, Imperial and Oxford on Quantum devices and sensors - resulting in the most advanced quantum clocks in the world.

Demand for ultra-precise quantum clocks is rising across telecoms, finance, broadcasting, national labs and deep-space/navigation. This will accelerate with autonomous systems (drones, driverless cars) and machine-to-machine AI-agent communications.

Legacy atomic-clock approaches are nearing practical limits: pushing accuracy and stability often makes devices fragile, hard to miniaturise and difficult to operate outside controlled environments.

Precision Atomic uses neutral-atom quantum technology to deliver a step-change in stability and accuracy with robust engineering suitable for real-world deployment. These clocks are commercialisable now and immediately valuable in space, defence, telecoms, autonomy and AI-agent networks. The initial aim is to form the timing layer of tomorrow’s machine economy.

As the project scales, the same quantum device components (lasers, trapping, control and readout subsystems) become the foundation for neutral-atom quantum computing. By fielding the world’s most stable, commercially deployed quantum clocks, the Precision Atomic project is building the hardware, software and supply-chain advantages to deliver a reliable neutral-atom two-qubit entangling gate - establishing the compute pathway.

This work forms the foundations of a category leading venture - Precision Atomic targets market-leading clocks and sensors with full commercialisability and a demonstrated route to become the “Nvidia of Quantum Computing” - a supplier of core quantum-control and chip-level modules that other QC firms buy.

Project Leads: Dr. Avtar Sehra & Prof. Oliver Buchmueller

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C^3 - Global Grid for Compute (Spin-out Venture)

(information coming soon)

Project Leads: Siiri Ruuhela & Sam Leeney

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AI Pathfinder - Sovereign Data-Centre Project (information coming soon)

Project Lead: Caroline Yap

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