The Centre for Advanced Robotics at Queen Mary (ARQ) is a cross-faculty multidisciplinary research centre at Queen Mary University of London. ARQ aims to bring Queen Mary robotics activities under one roof, increasing visibility, facilitating collaboration, public engagement and moving towards critical mass. ARQ’s activities spans across the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), the School of Engineering and Material Science (SEMS), School of Biological and Chemical Sciences and Medical faculty.