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3 robotics companies included in 50 most innovative list


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05 March 2012



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Kiva Systems – for their disruptive warehousing robots, Liquid Robots – for their versatile wave gliders, and Siemens AG – for their extensive R&D in energy, transportation and healthcare, were included in FastCompany’s The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies.
… One might not think of Siemens as a robotics vendor but Siemens owns many subsidiaries which provide various services, control systems, sensors and Tecnomatix Robotics & Automation Planning software (which is widely used in defense UAVs and factory material handing applications).




Frank Tobe is the owner and publisher of The Robot Report, and is also a panel member for Robohub's Robotics by Invitation series.
Frank Tobe is the owner and publisher of The Robot Report, and is also a panel member for Robohub's Robotics by Invitation series.

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