Facilities and equipment

State-of-the-art spaces and kit available at The Bridge Studios, UWE Bristol.

The Bridge Studios features three spaces that are kitted out with the latest equipment in digital production, augmented and virtual reality, robotics, manufacturing, 3D printers and other fields.

These facilities make us a leading space for creative research and innovation.

Collaboration Space

At the core of The Bridge Studios' vision, the Collaboration Space fosters interdisciplinary exchange, encouraging collaboration and "collisions" between researchers. It also serves as a home for our postgraduate research community. 

A group of people standing in a large room discussing what is displayed on a large tv screen

Immersive Studio

The Immersive Studio has an extensive range of equipment including a light-controlled performance space, a Virtual Production system, a 22.4-channel immersive sound system, and wide range of extended reality (XR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets.

Immersive Studio and performance space
A close up of a person's hand wearing an extended reality glove

Robotic Fabrication Lab

The Robotic Fabrication lab has an extensive range of advanced equipment including a KUKA KR120 6-axis industrial robotic arm, multiple collaborative robotic arms (cobots) , a 4-axis Trotec laser cutter, Formlabs resin and Bambu Filament 3D printers, and a full suite of general fabrication tools.

Robotic Fabrication Lab
An orange robotic arm in a laboratory

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