Sir James Dyson, the British inventor and founder of Dyson, is set to embark on a 3.5 billion-dollar project that will see him invest heavily in to software engineering, artificial intelligence and robotics. The creator of the bagless vacuum cleaner that used twin-cyclone filtration to suck away dirt is now looking to diversify into alternative power sources, high speed electric motors and robotiics. The majority of his staff are now engineers and scientists as he looks to make a major shift from being a consumer electronics manufacturer, into a major global force in the fields of industrial engineering and robotics.
Dysons global operations are currently focused around its research facility based in the Singaporean headquarters at St James Power Station, technical development in Malmesbury and production in Malaysia and the Philippines. The firm has ambitions to bring out products that will utilise cutting edge solid state battery technology and is also looking to develop new forms of high-speed electric motor. Under the guidance of founder Sir James Dyson, the company is also looking to utilise computer vision and machine learning algorithms to allow domestic robots to carry out complex physical tasks.
Rather than floating on the stock market, Dyson retains its status as a private company, giving the founder full control over its finances. This has allowed him to continue to fund long term research and development projects with no time constraints. Students who study engineering at the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology in Wiltshire, are employed by the firm and can graduate with no debt whatsoever.