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Softbank: How Large Companies Approach Robotics, with Brady Watkins

Abate De Mey 03 Aug 2022

Brady Watkins gives insights into how a large company like Softbank Robotics approaches the Robotics market

Robot sales surge in Europe, Asia and the Americas

International Federation of Robotics (IFR) 10 Jul 2022

Sales of industrial robots have reached a strong recovery: A new record of 486,800 units were shipped globally – an increase of 27% compared to the previous year.

Investors warn Deep Tech founders about these 12 pitfalls

Silicon Valley Robotics 16 Dec 2021

Here’s a collection of tips for Deep Tech founders gathered from the GIST TechConnect Panel on Deep Tech with Nakia Melecio from Georgia Tech, Nhi Lê from WARF, Andra Keay from SVR and The Robotics Hub, G. Nagesh Rao from US Dept of State.

Softbank Robotics Europe cutting workforce 40% in shake-up

Steve Crowe 06 Jul 2021

Softbank Robotics Europe, the group behind two of the more recognizable robots, is laying off 40% of its workforce. On July 7, the developer of the famous Nao and Pepper robots will reduce its Paris-b...

How to build a robotics startup: getting some money to start

Ricardo Téllez 18 May 2021

This episode is about learning the options you have to get some money to start your startup and what is expected you achieve with that money. In this podcast series of episodes we are going to expl...

How to build a robotics startup: getting the team right

Ricardo Téllez 06 Apr 2021

This episode is about understanding why you can’t build your startup alone, and some criteria to properly select your co-founders. In this podcast series of episodes we are going to explain how t...

How to build a robotics startup: the product idea

Ricardo Téllez 23 Feb 2021

In this podcast series of episodes we are going to explain how to create a robotics startup step by step. We are going to learn how to select your co-founders, your team, how to look for investors,...

The Year Of The SPAC And What It Means For Hardware

Oliver Mitchell 03 Jan 2021

CBS MarketWatch declared 2020: The Year of the SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation). A record 219 companies went public through this fundraising vehicle that uses a reverse merger with an ex...

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Artificial Intelligence and Data Analysis in Salesforce Analytics, with Amruta Moktali

Audrow Nash 17 Sep 2018

In this interview, Audrow Nash interviews Amruta Moktali, VP of Product Management at Salesforce Analytics, about Salesforce Analytics’ analytic and artificial intelligence software. Moktali discuss...

Teradyne acquires MiR for $272M, continues robotics spree

Frank Tobe 26 Apr 2018

In a surprise but smart move, Teradyne (NYSE:TER), the American test solutions provider that acquired Universal Robots in 2015 and Energid Technologies earlier in 2018, acquired Danish MiR (Mobil...

October 2017 fundings, acquisitions and IPOs

Frank Tobe 02 Nov 2017

Twenty-eight different startups were funded in October cumulatively raising $862 million, up from $507 million in September. Three of the top four fundings were for startups involved in the self-drivi...

Global robot growth causing shortages in critical components

Frank Tobe 03 Oct 2017

Two reputable research resources are reporting that the robotics industry is growing more rapidly than expected. BCG (Boston Consulting Group) is conservatively projecting that the market will reach $...

Industrial robots in China up, up and away!

Frank Tobe 30 Aug 2017

China has rapidly become a global leader in robotics and automation. 2016 annual sales of industrial robots reached the highest level ever for any single country: 87,000 units (up 27% from 2015) and C...

July 2017 fundings, acquisitions, IPOs and failures

Frank Tobe 01 Aug 2017

July 2017 was a big month for robotics-related company funding. Four raised $588 million and 19 others raised $370.6 million for a monthly total of $958.6 million. Acquisitions als...

Robotics industry growing faster than expected

Frank Tobe 11 Jul 2017

ARM Institute West Coast meeting review

Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics 29 Jun 2017

Robotics manufacturing in the US will be getting federal support to match business or startup investments via the new Advanced Robotics Manufacturing (ARM) Institute. Perhaps more importantly, the ARM...

Uber regrouping after Levandowski firing

Frank Tobe 12 Jun 2017

Uber, the global ride-sharing transportation company, has named two replacements to recover from the recent firing of Anthony Levandowski who headed their Advanced Technologies Group, their OTTO truck...

Making Pepper walk: Understanding Softbank’s purchase of Boston Dynamics

Oliver Mitchell 12 Jun 2017

It is unclear if Masayoshi Son, Chairman of Softbank, was one of the 17 million YouTube viewers of Boston Dynamic’s Big Dog before acquiring the company for an undisclosed amount this past Thursday...

China’s strategic plan for a robotic future is working: 500+ Chinese robot companies

Frank Tobe 07 Jun 2017

In 2015, after much research, I wrote about China having 194 robot companies and used screen shots of The Robot Report's Global Map to show where they were and a chart to show their makeup. We've just...

May 2017 fundings, acquisitions, IPOs and failures

Frank Tobe 01 Jun 2017

May 2017 had two robotics-related companies get $9.5 billion in funding and 22 others raised $249 million. Acquisitions also continued to be substantial with Toyota Motor's $260 million acquisition o...

Two stars, different fates

Frank Tobe 31 May 2017

Andy Rubin, who developed the Android operating system at Google then went on to lead Google through multiple acquisitions into robotics, has launched a new consumer products company. Anthony Levandow...

The Wolf: The Hunt Continues shows calculated precision for hacking into an network

Frank Tobe 26 May 2017

Here's a video you will want to watch. "The Wolf: The Hunt Continues" is really an ad showing how a hacker can enter a network through an unprotected printer (or robot). Christian Slater stars as th...

SoftBank invests $5 billion into Didi Chuxing and $4 billion more in Nvidia

Frank Tobe 24 May 2017

SoftBank, the giant telecom company, is venturing out into the world of robotics and transportation services. DealStreet Asia said that SoftBank is trying to transform itself into the 'Berkshire Hatha...

To err is algorithm: Algorithm fallibility and economic organisation

Juan Mateos-Garcia 18 May 2017

Algorithmic fails Dig below the surface of some of today’s biggest tech controversies and you are likely to find an algorithm misfiring:[1] YouTube advertising controversy: The algorithm place...

An AI Primer for mechatronics

Oliver Mitchell 11 May 2017

This week I attended an “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Roundtable” of leading scientists, entrepreneurs and venture investors. As the discussion focused mainly on basic statistical techniques, I l...

24 research reports that dissect the robotics industry

Frank Tobe 05 May 2017

After reading the press releases for this batch of 24 research reports, although they vary widely in their forecasts, they almost all agree that most segments of the robotics industry are expected to...

iRobot, KUKA and other robotic stocks exceed earnings expectations

Frank Tobe 04 May 2017

iRobot (IRBT on the NASDAQ stock exchange) jumped from $70 to $80 per share on news that iRobot's quarterly earnings were so good that the company raised their forecast for 2017 to new highs. KUKA a...

As DJI dominates camera and commercial drone sales, drone funding falls

Frank Tobe 03 May 2017

According to AgFunder's 2016 AgTech Investing Report (supported by The Robot Report's own research), 2016 drone funding fell 64% from 2015 levels. Also, the type of companies getting funded were sens...

April 2017 fundings, acquisitions, IPOs and failures

Frank Tobe 02 May 2017

April 2017 had 16 robotics-related fundings totaling over $337 million - a fourth solid month for 2017 - $995 million year-to-date. Acquisitions also continued to be substantial with ABB's $2 billion...

Podcasts are the new blogs

Frank Tobe 28 Apr 2017

Most of us are familiar with the podcasts about robotics from the Robots Podcast group. For different perspectives, from the funder's point of view, here's a list of podcasts from the VC's that fund r...

Smart grasping demonstrated at Automate and ProMat trade shows

Frank Tobe 18 Apr 2017

Tactile sensing and force feedback are - and have been - problem areas for robot grasping. Humans could see, select and pick so much faster. Yet to handle the millions of different everyday items in o...

CBS News outlines jobs and robotics debate; IFR fills in gaps

Frank Tobe 13 Apr 2017

CBS News, and reporter David Pogue, displayed some new technologies threatening jobs, while the International Federation of Robotics suggested that deploying robots actually increases jobs. Are either...

March 2017 fundings, acquisitions, IPOs and failures

Frank Tobe 10 Apr 2017

March 2017 had 29 robotics-related startups get funding totaling over $222 million - another solid month for 2017 and $658 million year-to-date. Acquisitions also continued to be substantial with ...

The robot industry is hiring. Do you have the skills?

Hallie Siegel 10 Apr 2017

A new white paper by the Robotics Industries Association (RIA) says that as many as 2 million US manufacturing jobs will go unfilled in the next ten years due to a lack of skilled workers. According t...

Billion $dollar acquisitions continue: ABB acquires B&R

Frank Tobe 04 Apr 2017

ABB, one of the Big Four global robot makers, has acquired Austrian industrial automation integrator and components manufacturer B&R (Bernecker & Rainer) Automation for an undisclosed amount b...

42 companies empowering robots and humans to work side-by-side

Frank Tobe 31 Mar 2017

There is growing demand for more flexibility in factories and shops. Collaborative robotics, a sub-set of service robotics in labs, manufacturing and material handling, is where the action is today...