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    “Made in China” initiative is nurturing robotics according to plan
    The IFR (International Federation of Robotics) estimates that by 2018, one-third of all the industrial robots installed worldwide will be in China and said, "China is engaged on a historically unprec...
    21 December 2015, by

    Blue River Technology, Jibo and others get holiday funding
    Jibo got $16 million from Asian VCs to enable Jibo to speak and sell in Japan and China, while Blue River Technology got $17 million from a group of agricultural VCs to expand product development to n...
    18 December 2015, by

    SVR Case Studies: Introduction to service robotics
    Robotics is finally stepping out of science fiction and into service, if not in our homes, then at least in our hotels, hospitals, restaurants, warehouses, hardware stores and other retail outlets. Th...
    17 December 2015, by and

    Free global list of robot-related business and edu/research facilities exceeds 4K entries
    The Robot Report has been compiling and vetting companies that manufacture robots or are directly involved in their making since 2008. Today that list has exceeded 4,000 manufacturers, integrators,...
    08 December 2015, by

    Robotics fundings and acquisitions: October/November
    This October and November saw ten more fundings of robotic companies (47 so far in 2015), two more acquisitions (bringing the 2015 total to 27), and an important strategic partnership. Recaps below....
    30 November 2015, by

    Case study shows new roles for robots in today’s economy
    Robots are starting to move out of the factory and into more common use as a service industry, where they work alongside people in places that range from the warehouse to the supermarket. Along the w...
    18 November 2015, by and



    6 predictions, 9 stocks, a revolution, an apocalypse, and killer robots – oh my!
    A new 300-page research report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Robot Revolution – Global Robot & AI Primer, and to a lesser extent BSG's report: Man and Machine in Industry 4.0, make for in...
    11 November 2015, by

    Drone maker DJI and Toyota: setting up R&D centers in Silicon Valley
    No wonder rents are so high in Silicon Valley. Companies from around the world are setting up research facilities and grabbing talent from the area.  The most recent announcements are that Chinese dr...
    09 November 2015, by

    Robots in Depth: Grishin Robotics’ Valery Komissarova on getting funding
    Robots in Depth is a new video series featuring interviews with researchers, entrepreneurs, VC investors, and policy makers in robotics, hosted by Per Sjöborg. In this interview, Valery Komissarova ...
    23 October 2015, by and

    Strategic acquisitions and long-term R&D investments abound
    We have reported 37 equity fundings and 25 acquisitions so far this year. It's not just the car companies searching for talent and innovation in their new Silicon Valley centers. Israel, Russia, China...
    19 October 2015, by

    CyPhy Works and Righthand Robotics get funded
    [tweetquote]The varied world of robotics appears to be in favor with venture capitalists.[/tweetquote] CyPhy Works just got $22 million to scale up building UAVs for the consumer market, and Righthand...
    15 October 2015, by

    Robots in Depth: Melonee Wise on building robots, and robot companies
    Robots in Depth is a new video series featuring interviews with researchers, entrepreneurs, VC investors, and policy makers in robotics, hosted by Per Sjöborg. In this interview, Per talks to Melo...
    06 October 2015, by and

    IFR predicts 15% industrial robot growth through 2018
    At a press event to launch the IFR's World Robotics Industrial Robots statistical review of 2014 (with projections through 2018), the $1,350 report forecasts a 15% CAGR, thereby doubling the annual n...
    02 October 2015, by

    August/September robotics fundings report
    August and September equity fundings, joint ventures, acquisitions and venture funds continue the momentum exhibited throughout 2015 of serious money flowing into robotics startups....
    01 October 2015, by

    10 more robotics companies acquired. Why?
     At last week's RoboBusiness Conference and Expo in San Jose, there was much gossip, discussion and head scratching regarding the two most recent acquisitions of robot companies: Adept Technologies b...
    28 September 2015, by

    Adept succumbs, sells to OMRON for $200M
    When Rob Cain replaced John Dulchinos as CEO of Adept Technology in February, 2013 he was charged with restructuring the company to either make it profitable to operate or make it valuable as a take-...
    16 September 2015, by

    Big bucks and big audiences for drones
    Intel Capital invested $60m in Chinese drone startup Yuneec last month. At last week's InterDrone conference and expo, one can readily see why: lots of interest, lots of people, and products that are ...
    14 September 2015, by

    Siemens’ Frontier Partner program provides software tools to robotics startups
    Established in Berlin in 1847, and with a presence in Silicon Valley since the 1950s, Siemens invests more than $1B in the US each year for research and development. Now their Technology to Business ...
    08 September 2015, by

    Coming of age: Clearpath’s Ryan Gariepy on growing a robotics startup
    Launched in 2009 by a group of Waterloo engineering students, Clearpath's unmistakeable bright yellow and black robots have become synonymous with unmanned vehicle research in university research ...
    01 September 2015, by

    Peloton Technology gets $17M for truck platooning tech
    Peloton Technology, a Silicon Valley startup providing truck platooning technology, got $17 million from strategic investors after receiving $16M this April. Denso Intl. was the lead investor in both...
    01 September 2015, by

    GreyOrange gets $30m for mobile robots
    GreyOrange, an India and Singapore-based materials handling startup, has received $30m in equity funding to ramp up production of their Butler shelves-to-picker robot system....
    14 August 2015, by

    Money continues to flow into robotics startups
    This week saw fresh funding of $11.2m for Virtual Incision, a startup developing robotically assisted surgical devices, and another $11m for Jibo, the company founded by MIT Media Lab's Cynthia Breaze...
    06 August 2015, by

    Ads, sales and shows make a business case for robotics
    Clever ads that emphasize ROI, presentations that show production benefits, new robot sales records, capital expenditure for warehousing systems and increased attendance at trade shows are all focusi...
    03 August 2015, by

    Telcos vs. big data companies: Which sector will drive consumer robotics?
    NTT’s recent entry into consumer robotics suggests that it’s not just about Google vs Amazon, or Softbank vs NTT anymore, but about telcos vs big data companies. With two major and distinct sector...
    30 July 2015, by and

    Softbank will take pre-orders for enterprise version of Pepper starting Oct 1
    Developing Story: Softbank today announced that it will be taking preorders for the enterprise version of their Pepper robot, called "Pepper for Biz" starting October 1 this year. This comes one day a...
    30 July 2015, by

    Robotics fundings, IPOs and acquisitions for June/July
    Below are recaps of the eleven June and July fundings, IPOs and acquisitions for robot and robotics related companies, followed by a thoughtful piece by Farhad Manjoo of the NY Times about why start-u...
    24 July 2015, by

    Robotic flatbread maker gets $11.5 million from two venture funds
    Zimplistic, the Singapore and Silicon Valley startup behind the Rotimatic, a robotic home flatbread maker, sold over $5 million at their launch last year. Today, they have a backlog of $72M in orders...
    22 July 2015, by

    Service robots get multiple positive forecasts
    UPDATED 7/22/15 Commercial drones will reach $4.8B by 2021. Agricultural robots will reach $16.8B by 2021 and $73.9B by 2024. And demand for healthcare robotics to show "tremendous growth" in the next...
    20 July 2015, by

    Another robot company acquired: Vecna acquires VGo
    Vecna, a growing robotic mobility provider for hospitals and warehouses, acquired VGo, a provider of mobile telepresence devices, for an undisclosed amount....
    19 July 2015, by

    Japan’s Haneda Airport to deploy 3 types of robots from Cyberdyne
    View image | gettyimages.com [clear] Cyberdyne, the inventor of the HAL exoskeleton, is expanding their product line and Japan's Haneda Airport is their first customer....
    13 July 2015, by

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