The people behind Forge Robotics

Bilal leads SLAM and localisation work for production autonomous service robots operating internationally, with more than seven years of robotics research and production experience across mapping, state estimation and multi-sensor fusion. He has built ROS 2 integration patterns around the Unitree Go2 SDK, including DDS communication, telemetry and safety-oriented posture services. At Forge that applies directly to customer-site trials, where a robot has to map an unfamiliar building, hold its position indoors without GPS and report when localisation confidence drops.

Bilal leads SLAM and localisation work for production autonomous service robots operating internationally, with more than seven years of robotics research and production experience across mapping, state estimation and multi-sensor fusion. At Forge that applies directly to customer-site trials, where a robot has to map an unfamiliar building, hold its position indoors without GPS and report when localisation confidence drops.

Mateo takes autonomous systems from development into safe, repeatable operation in the field. His experience spans ROS and ROS 2, autonomous navigation, MAVLink and MAVROS integration with ArduPilot and PX4, and sensor integration with RealSense, Velodyne, Ouster and RoboSense hardware, including autonomous wind-turbine inspection where he was responsible for real-hardware integration, failsafes and remote diagnosis. At Forge he assesses new robot platforms and their manufacturer SDKs, builds the ROS 2 integration layer and sets the safe testing procedures that take a pilot from simulation into a real site.

Mateo takes autonomous systems from development into safe, repeatable operation in the field. At Forge he assesses new robot platforms and their manufacturer SDKs, builds the ROS 2 integration layer and sets the safe testing procedures that take a pilot from simulation into a real site.

Aditya specialises in perception, localisation, sensor fusion and the data pipelines that let a robot work outside the lab. He has worked hands-on with a physical Unitree Go2 EDU quadruped, supporting LiDAR SLAM, data capture and motion-prediction workflows in ROS 2, alongside autonomous-driving development with vehicle-mounted cameras, LiDAR, IMU and CAN data on NVIDIA hardware. At Forge he covers the sensing layer of quadruped and mobile-robot trials: camera and LiDAR integration, mapping, obstacle awareness and operational data capture.

Aditya specialises in perception, localisation, sensor fusion and the data pipelines that let a robot work outside the lab. At Forge he covers the sensing layer of quadruped and mobile-robot trials: camera and LiDAR integration, mapping, obstacle awareness and operational data capture.

Hamza deploys, tests and improves autonomous mobile robots in live operational settings, with experience on production warehouse platforms covering pallet handling, small-load-carrier handling and autonomous picking. He has developed robot behaviours, RGB-D perception pipelines and simulation-backed CI/CD, and has supported large customer deployments by tracing faults through logs, ROS bags, video and remote diagnostics. At Forge that experience applies to warehouse, logistics and manufacturing trials, where a robot has to navigate, handle loads, recover from faults and be refined through customer-site testing.

Hamza deploys, tests and improves autonomous mobile robots in live operational settings, with experience on production warehouse platforms covering pallet handling, small-load-carrier handling and autonomous picking. At Forge that experience applies to warehouse, logistics and manufacturing trials, where a robot has to navigate, handle loads, recover from faults and be refined through customer-site testing.

Peter leads Contechs Consulting, the automotive and manufacturing engineering consultancy that is Forge’s partner for taking robots from concept into working production systems. A director of Contechs since 2003, he was previously a Chief Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, responsible for taking vehicle designs from concept through to launch. In 2020 he was named IoD Midlands Director of the Year in the large business category.

Peter leads Contechs Consulting, the automotive and manufacturing engineering consultancy that is Forge’s partner for taking robots from concept into working production systems.

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Chris is Operations Director of Contechs Consulting, Forge’s partner for taking robots from concept into working production systems, where he runs operations and systems across the group and manages its commercial operations outside finance. Before joining Contechs he spent more than 35 years in senior commercial roles with automotive suppliers, and he holds an MBA.

Chris is Operations Director of Contechs Consulting, Forge’s partner for taking robots from concept into working production systems, where he runs operations and systems across the group and manages its commercial operations outside finance.

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