UK theme park ride manufacturer collapses into administration | UK | News
A UK theme park ride manufacturer has tumbled into administration after being in business for 26 years. The Warwickshire based-design firm previously saw its famous robotic arms integrated into films such as Die Another Day, The Da Vinci Code, and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life.
RoboCoaster Ltd manufactured metal structures and parts of structures and was founded with the aim of combining robotic technology with the entertainment and leisure industry. As of 2012, over 200 solo RoboCoasters have been installed, along with some travelling models.
Some of its rides can be found at mega parks such as Universal Studios Hollywood and Japan, Legoland California, Deutschland, and Billund. Plus, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile in the UK, its rides can be found in the Grand Pier and Xscape Braehead Renfrew.
Arguably, it earned its name through partnerships with KUKA and Dynamic Attractions. This is because, through its collaboration with KUKA, its distinctive robotic arms were famously integrated into several Hollywood hits. This partnership also birthed the first Robocoaster G1 concept, which featured pairs of passengers secured to a fixed KUKA arm. Starting in 2014, the firm began providing four-person G2 series vehicles as stationary attractions for smaller leisure complexes.
The RoboCoaster G2 system then arrived in 2004 through a partnership with AMEC Dynamic Structures, known today as Dynamic Attractions, which featured KUKA robotic arms fitted to tracks. As the follow-up to the first design, it involved four-seater KUKA robotic arms moving across a two-dimensional track inside a show building. The complex track arrangement for the ride was also built by Dynamic Attractions.
Media attraction specialist Simworx then received a £4.5million cash injection from The British Growth Fund back in 2015. The significant investment enabled the firm to purchase RoboCoaster and increase its working capital, while simultaneously facilitating a buyout of its former private equity backers.
However, Mark Malone and Gareth Prince, both of BTG Begbies Traynor have been appointed joint administrators as of June 22, 2026, as stated in The Gazette. Any person who requires further information may contact William Davies of Begbies Traynor, the website adds.
