IT Infrastructure for the Robotics Revolution

Why London Robotics Companies Choose Nerdster

London has emerged as a global hub for robotics innovation — from surgical robots in Hammersmith to autonomous warehouse systems in the Docklands. But as robotics companies move from prototype to production, their IT infrastructure requirements change fundamentally. The lab environment that supported your first proof-of-concept cannot securely manage a fleet of connected robots deployed across multiple sites.

At Nerdster, we provide IT infrastructure for robotics companies that bridges the gap between development agility and production-grade security. We understand the unique challenges of OT/IT convergence, and we build infrastructure that keeps your robots connected, updated, and secure.

OT/IT Convergence Done Right

The defining challenge of modern robotics IT is convergence. Your robots live on operational technology networks — real-time control loops, sensor buses, and safety-critical communication channels. Your business runs on IT networks — cloud services, development tools, email, and enterprise applications.

When these networks meet — and in modern robotics, they always do — the security implications are severe. A phishing email that compromises a developer’s laptop should not be able to reach a robot controller. A vulnerability in a cloud dashboard should not create a path to your factory floor.

We design converged architectures using Purdue Model principles adapted for modern robotics: proper network segmentation with industrial DMZs, unidirectional security gateways where appropriate, and continuous monitoring at every boundary. Your robots get cloud connectivity for telemetry and updates. Your control plane stays isolated and protected.

Firmware Security Is Product Security

For a robotics company, firmware is your product. A compromised firmware update pipeline is not an IT incident — it is a product recall risk, a safety hazard, and potentially a company-ending event.

We build secure firmware pipelines from repository to robot. Code signing with hardware-backed keys ensures every build is authenticated. Secure boot chains verify firmware integrity at every power cycle. Encrypted OTA channels prevent interception during delivery. Rollback mechanisms ensure devices can recover from failed updates. And comprehensive audit logging gives you — and your customers — confidence that every device runs exactly the code you intended.

IEC 62443: The Cost of Entry for Industrial Robotics

IEC 62443 has become the standard that enterprise and industrial customers require before deploying robotic systems in their facilities. Achieving certification demonstrates that your products and your organisation meet rigorous cybersecurity requirements throughout the product lifecycle.

Our IEC 62443 readiness programme covers all four parts of the standard: general concepts and models, policies and procedures, system-level security, and component-level security. We work with your engineering team to implement security zones and conduits, establish vulnerability management processes, build security documentation, and prepare for certification audits. Most robotics companies achieve their target security level within four to six months of starting our programme.

The EU Cyber Resilience Act Changes Everything

The CRA introduces mandatory cybersecurity requirements for any product with digital elements sold in the EU market. For robotics companies, this means demonstrating secure development practices, maintaining vulnerability handling processes, providing security updates throughout the product’s expected lifetime, and publishing Software Bills of Materials.

Non-compliance after the enforcement deadline carries fines of up to 2.5% of worldwide annual revenue, or €15 million — whichever is greater. We help you build CRA-compliant processes now, before enforcement begins, so your product roadmap is not derailed by last-minute compliance scrambles.

Real-Time Networks That Never Drop a Packet

Robot control systems demand network performance that enterprise IT was never designed to provide. Control loops that run at 1kHz cannot tolerate jitter. Safety systems require deterministic communication. Sensor fusion depends on synchronised data streams from multiple sources.

We design and deploy networks that meet these requirements: Time-Sensitive Networking for deterministic traffic, QoS configurations that prioritise control data, redundant paths with sub-millisecond failover for safety-critical links, and continuous monitoring that alerts before degradation impacts operations.

The Nerdster Difference for Robotics

We are not a traditional IT company that treats your robot control network like another office LAN. Our engineers understand the Purdue Model, know the difference between EtherCAT and EtherNet/IP, and can design a network that serves both your ROS2 development cluster and your executive team’s laptops without compromise.

From prototype lab to global fleet deployment, Nerdster provides the IT infrastructure that lets your robotics team focus on building the future — not fighting with firewalls.