A Cockermouth, Cumbria company that builds robots, radiation sensing and AI systems for nuclear, transport, defence and security customers.
Createc turns new sensing, robotics and software ideas into working products. Its best-known work is in the nuclear industry: robots and radiation-measuring tools for clearing and monitoring sites where people should not go. Examples include equipment used to map radiation at the Fukushima-Daiichi plant in Japan, products called N-Visage and Riser, and underwater robots for nuclear decommissioning. It also works on navigation without satellite signals, teleoperation (controlling a robot from a distance), robotic manipulation and tracking for defence and security customers.
The company's own words are practical. An ADS Group profile says "We succeed when our technologies add value in the world". A customer story from 2020 quotes operations manager David Clark saying "Our company succeeds when something we've made makes the world better", and describes the goal of bridging the gap between academic research and industry. Its main activity is applied research and development, with more than 15 live projects at any time according to that story. Matt Mellor is the founder, and Will Newsom is chief executive.
Createc is based in Cockermouth, Cumbria. A local report says it opened a new 1,000 square metre head office on Wakefield Road, with views of Skiddaw, and a warehouse for mobile robots and large robot arms plus a physicists' laboratory for radiation measurement. The report gave 56 team members across three continents, 40 of them at the Cockermouth base. Createc has also graduated from the Oxford Centre for Innovation, which suggests an Oxfordshire link, though we did not verify its current extent. Those headcounts are dated, from the opening of the building.
Createc has won two Queen's Awards (for International Trade in 2018 and Innovation in 2019) and, per the local report, a King Charles innovation award in 2024. It works with partners such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the International Atomic Energy Agency. A five-year plan to become a larger local employer was also reported. The company's culture is described only through these statements and quotes; we found no staff accounts.
Teams include robotics engineers, physicists who design radiation detectors, software and AI developers, mechanical and electronics engineers, and project managers. Physics, engineering and computing are the natural subjects, and the work gives a chance to apply them to real clean-up and safety problems. Cockermouth is in the Lake District, which may appeal if you prefer to work outside a big city.
Website: createc.co.uk
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