An experiment
that can be rebuilt.
Prototype robotic placement of mirrors and beamsplitters on a magnetic substrate. Gravity sensing has provided an initial experimental use case.
GODWIT FORGE / THE PHYSICAL LABORATORY FOR AIPRODUCT 01 / FORGE
Let AI build
in the real world.
AI can imagine the next breakthrough.
We’re building the machines
that let it run the experiment.
GODWIT FORGEAUTONOMOUS OPTICAL R&D
PRODUCT VISION / CONCEPT VISUALISATION↓
SEE THE WORKING PROTOTYPE ↗
01 / GODWIT FORGEFrom an idea
to an experiment.
to an experiment.
Give your ideas
a physical laboratory.
Optical R&D still depends on someone moving, aligning and rebuilding the experiment by hand. Every new configuration competes for expert time.
Forge combines robotic placement with self-aligning diamagnetic mounts. We’re developing a platform that turns optical experiments into something software can build, measure and improve.
THE AMBITION / A CLOSED EXPERIMENTAL LOOPAn idea is only
An idea is only
the beginning.
Design it. Build it. Measure it.
Use the result to decide what comes next.
FORGE / EXPERIMENT CYCLE01 — DESIGN
Define the experimental objectiveILLUSTRATIVE WORKFLOW
The complete AI-directed loop is in development.
IN THE LAB / TODAYReal hardware.
Real hardware.
Real experiments.
From robotic component placement to paid instrumentation development, the work is already physical.
An experiment
Instrumentation
with a purpose.
Paid optical instrumentation development in support of Draper’s TFINER project, a NASA NIAC Phase II programme.
IN DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT PARTNERLiquid Instruments
Connecting electronic control and measurement with robotic optical assembly.
THE LEVITATED MOUNT / PROTOTYPE HARDWARE02 / THE PHYSICS UNDERNEATHPrecision.
Precision.
By levitation.
The key is the mount. Diamagnetic materials levitate above a magnetic substrate, creating a physical foundation for self-aligning optics.
Robotics supplies the movement. The magnetic landscape helps establish the alignment. Together, they open a path to experiments that can be repeatedly reconfigured under software control.
ROBOTIC PLACEMENT+DIAMAGNETIC ALIGNMENT
WHERE WE’RE STARTINGOne platform.
One platform.
More questions to ask.
Built around the needs of teams working at the intersection of light, measurement and discovery.
Photonics R&D
Characterise components. Compare optical configurations. Explore more of the design space.
Quantum optics
Develop and refine the optical systems behind emerging quantum technologies.
Precision sensing
Build experiments around a signal. Optimise the measurement that matters.
LET’S BUILD SOMETHING THAT MATTERS.YOUR NEXT EXPERIMENT STARTS HERE
What would you build
if your lab could keep up?
We’re looking for collaborators with ambitious experiments.
Tell us what you want to measure, build or discover.