Vancouver

Internationally recognized for manipulation, teleoperation, and control systems research. Faculty include Tim Salcudean, whose lab has defined global standards for haptic teleoperation and surgical robotics. SVRC's teleoperation hardware is compatible with UBC's research frameworks.

The SPIN Lab specializes in haptics, surgical robotics, and medical simulation. Active research on force-feedback systems and minimally invasive surgery platforms. A key academic partner for medical device robotics procurement in BC.

SFU's School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering applies robotics to industrial automation, exoskeleton design, and small-batch manufacturing processes. Active collaboration with BC's diversified industrial sector.

TRIUMF operates cutting-edge remote manipulation and robotics systems for nuclear research environments. Their specialized requirements for precision remote handling push the boundaries of teleoperation hardware — a technically advanced user of robotic systems.

Building human-like intelligence in humanoid robots, Sanctuary AI is one of the most-funded humanoid companies globally. Their Vancouver presence elevates the entire local ecosystem, creating demand for complementary hardware, benchmarking platforms, and research infrastructure.

The legacy of Canadarm lives at MDA's Richmond facility. MDA designs and builds advanced robotic arms for space and industrial applications, maintaining Vancouver's historic status as a centre of robotic arm engineering excellence.

Motion Metrics develops AI-based monitoring and robotics systems for the mining industry — one of BC's most capital-intensive sectors. Their work bridges computer vision and heavy industrial automation in resource extraction environments.

Focused on rehabilitation and assistive robotics, this cluster serves BC's healthcare and medical device market. Exoskeleton and assistive hardware are active procurement categories in Vancouver's health research institutions.

Vancouver's primary technology industry body, the BC Tech Association hosts an active robotics working group and coordinates investment intelligence, regulatory engagement, and industry-to-research connections across the province.

Vancouver is home to Sanctuary AI, making it a rare city where humanoid robot development is a local industry — not just a research curiosity. Teams in Vancouver evaluating next-generation humanoid platforms benefit from SVRC's hardware catalog, which includes the Unitree G1 and Booster K1. We support benchmarking, comparative evaluation, and integration testing at the pre-production stage.

BC's forestry and mining industries are undergoing major automation transitions. Remote-environment robots, teleoperated inspection systems, and ruggedized mobile platforms are in active demand across the province. SVRC provides mobile robotic platforms suited for resource sector pilot programs — deployed quickly without capital commitment, with SVRC handling logistics and customs documentation.

UBC's SPIN Lab and the broader BC health research corridor are active buyers of surgical simulation hardware, exoskeleton prototypes, and haptic control systems. SVRC supports academic medical teams with short-term equipment access — eliminating the 12-to-18-month capital approval cycles that slow research. We have experience structuring rental agreements compatible with university purchasing requirements.

Vancouver is one of North America's largest film and television production centers. The industry uses robotic camera systems, precision motion control rigs, and programmable actuators for everything from action sequences to VFX-aligned physical effects. SVRC's robotic arm catalog serves this niche with flexible rental terms designed to match production schedules — by the week or by the project.

Short-term and long-term access to robotic arms, mobile manipulators, quadrupeds, and humanoid-class systems. CAD pricing available. GST compliance handled. No capital approval cycle required.

Teleoperation-based data collection, human demonstration recording, and learning-ready dataset production. Supports RLHF, imitation learning, and world model training pipelines.

We ship from California and Massachusetts facilities to Vancouver, typically within 3–5 business days. Customs documentation, import paperwork, and brokerage fully handled by SVRC.

Site readiness planning, safety protocol development, and rollout playbooks. For large-scale or long-term deployments, on-site support from our West Coast operations is available.

Ongoing reliability support aligned with your operational schedule. Remote diagnostics, replacement unit swap programs, and on-site repair coordination for extended deployments.

Training for internal teams before and during pilot launches. Covers hardware operation, safety procedures, software integration, and data collection workflows.

Week-long celebration of British Columbia's technology sector organized by the BC Tech Association, with events at venues across downtown Vancouver. Robotics and AI tracks draw practitioners from across the province and from the Pacific Northwest. A key moment in the BC tech calendar for establishing partnerships and evaluating new vendors.

Public-facing research demonstrations from UBC's robotics labs, held each spring on the Point Grey campus. Popular with industry partners evaluating academic collaboration opportunities and with students considering graduate programs. A direct window into the frontier research being conducted at one of the world's top-ranked robotics universities.

Vancouver's active AI and robotics practitioner community gathers monthly for talks on embodied AI, computer vision, and autonomous systems. Regular speakers from local startups, UBC, SFU, and visiting researchers. One of the most consistent venues for meeting the people actually building robotics products and systems in BC.

Vancouver is one of SVRC's priority Canadian markets. We ship robot hardware from our California and Massachusetts facilities to Vancouver typically within 3–5 business days, with customs documentation fully handled. We have existing relationships with UBC purchasing and have supported research teams at both UBC and SFU.

Our familiarity with Canadian import requirements, CAD pricing, and GST compliance makes cross-border hardware procurement smooth for Vancouver-based teams. For large-scale or long-term deployments, we can arrange on-site support from our West Coast operations.

We understand Vancouver's procurement rhythms — the difference between a research lab grant timeline and a startup's pilot budget, and between a film production's one-week window and a resource company's multi-month field deployment. Our rental structures are flexible enough to serve all of them.

General-purpose humanoid suited for humanoid R&D benchmarking and research environments. Relevant to Vancouver's humanoid ecosystem anchored by Sanctuary AI.

High-dexterity humanoid platform designed for manipulation research and general-purpose task learning. Pairs with SVRC's teleoperation and data collection services.

Agile legged platform suited for inspection, mapping, and data collection in unstructured environments — directly applicable to BC resource sector pilots.

Industry-standard 7-DOF research arm used in academic labs worldwide. Compatible with UBC's manipulation research frameworks and ROS-based academic pipelines.

High-DOF anthropomorphic hand for grasping and dexterous manipulation research. Used in academic labs studying in-hand manipulation and teleoperation.

Stanford-origin bimanual mobile manipulation system for whole-body imitation learning and teleoperation data collection. Leading platform for general-purpose robot learning.