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Autonomous Bricklaying by FBR, with Mark Pivac
Ron Vanderkley
18 Sep 2019
In this episode, Ron Vanderkley interviews Mark Pivac, Chief Technical Officer and co-founder of FBR (formerly Fastbrick Robotics) about the world’s first end-to-end autonomous bricklaying robot, â€...
24 research reports that dissect the robotics industry
Frank Tobe
05 May 2017
After reading the press releases for this batch of 24Â 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 (IRBTÂ on the NASDAQ stock exchange) jumped from $70 to $80Â 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...
Individual investors: Take a cue from corporate capital … the time is right for robotics
Rob Wilson
19 Feb 2014
Megatrends are easiest to recognize in hindsight, which leads many investors to wonder how they missed out on something so big. How many times have you thought to yourself, “I knew that business o...
In the news: Intuitive Surgical
Frank Tobe
27 Jan 2014
Mini-tender offer:
TRC Capital Corp, a private firm founded by a Canadian securities lawyer, has made a mini-tender offer to purchase 250,000 shares of Intuitive Surgical stock at a price slightly be...
Forget the octocopter, let’s talk about Kiva
Shawn Milne and Michael Carroll
10 Dec 2013
Given all the chatter on drones and automation, we thought it would be a good time to dive deeper into the Kiva opportunity and potential impact on leverage/margins. For the sake of our analysis, we t...
How I helped create Robo-Stox, a new stock index for the robotics community
Frank Tobe
18 Nov 2013
Photo: Nasdaq
On Tuesday, a sleek robotic arm rang the closing bell of the Nasdaq stock exchange. It was the first time a robot performed the task.
The event celebrated the launch of Robo-Stox, a...
New ETF (NASDAQ:ROBO) focuses on robotics industry
Frank Tobe
13 Nov 2013
... UPDATE 11/12/13: NASDAQ’s 10-story tall sign was all about Robo-stox LLC, ROBO the ETF, and a Universal Robot with a Schunk hand ringing the NASDAQ closing bell. Quite a spectacle. The arm/hand ...
Robo-Stox: A dream come true
Frank Tobe
23 Oct 2013
Throughout my 35-year career in the computer business, I always read and thought about what disruptive technology was ahead. When I had an IBM mainframe, I was looking at the DEC mini-computers and ev...
Soon Internet crowdfunding sites will let investors buy stock
Frank Tobe
23 Oct 2013
... Last year Congress passed Title III of the JOBS Act to allow smaller companies to get an exemption from the strict and costly rules controlling the sale of securities to individuals.
... The SEC ...
After a lackluster 2nd quarter, Hansen Medical gets a $93 million equity infusion
Frank Tobe
31 Jul 2013
Although the number of procedures using Hansen Medical's Magellan and Sensei robotic systems has risen, the number of units sold has fallen slightly and the company continues to operate in the red, he...
iRobot Q3 profits were good but revenue was static
Frank Tobe
25 Jul 2013
... Stock drops 13% on news that 3Q and next quarter revenues were and will be static.
... Everything else was fine.
... Go figure!...
Intuitive Surgical stock sinks
Frank Tobe
10 Jul 2013
... After months of negative news about poorly trained surgeons, class action suits claiming poor communications with shareholders, an FDA review, an article saying that procedure costs were too high,...
iRobot stock jumps 15% on Q1 earnings and 2013 projections
Frank Tobe
24 Apr 2013
iRobot’s stock (ISRG:NASDAQ) jumped 15% today on yesterday’s earnings report which exceeded analysts’ expectations for both the quarterly earnings and the annual projections....
Management shakeup at Adept Technology
Frank Tobe
25 Feb 2013
... Rob Cain replaces John Dulchinos as CEO of Adept Technology. Cain has worked with Adept for the past few months as an advisor and representative of Hale Capital Partners and crafted a restructurin...
ExOne IPO Successful: Shareholders Contribute Random Passers-by
Robert Morris
21 Feb 2013
Before I start bashing bankers, I’d like to congratulate the ExOne Company on a successful initial public offering (IPO).  I haven’t seen much about ExOne [NASDAQ:XONE] on the robotics sites, b...
What’s happening to the big industrial robot stocks?
Frank Tobe
02 Jun 2012
... Compared to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is back to where it started the year, the big four robot manufacturers are down 20% year to date. Yet 2011 robot sales were great (see story bel...
Mako Surgical’s stock takes a big hit
Frank Tobe
14 May 2012
... Stock drops from $41 to $21. Many reasons given: slow sales of RIO systems; utilization rates of existing systems are down; class action suits; and investor restlessness.
... The problem of utili...
List of publicly-traded robotics stocks
Frank Tobe
02 May 2012
... Robotics is becoming a big deal and people want to invest in the industry. But choosing robotics stocks is complicated. Many of the companies are international, some are small subsidiaries within ...
20 US stocks involved in the robotics industry
Frank Tobe
30 Jul 2011
... Is it time to invest? Check this list of 20 US stocks involved in the robotics industry.
... Read Q&A on the subject by CNET’s Tim Hornyak.
... List also includes stock symbols and nine ...
