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    Live coverage of #ERF2016
    The next edition of the European Robotics Forum is kicking off in Ljubljana. This 3-day event, from March 21-23, is a meeting point for at least 600 scientists, companies and robotics officials fr...
    18 March 2016, by

    5 innovation challenges in materials transport
    by: Meghan Hennessey Walk into any manufacturing facility today. Forklifts and AGVs may be in operation serving specific parts of the manufacturing floor, but you’ll also see hundreds of people a...
    18 March 2016, by

    Robotics has its first unicorn – small SF startup Cruise Automation
    Forget about Google and Boston Dynamics. This week the real news is that GM acquired small San Francisco based startup Cruise Automation for the rumored sum of more than $1B US, according to Fortune....
    18 March 2016, by

    SVR Case Studies: Hardware may be hard, but strategic investing can make it smart
    by Ekta Sahasi, Vice President at Konica Minolta Business Innovation Center and Greg Lok, Business Strategy Lead at Konica Minolta Business Innovation Center After years of flying under the ventur...
    15 March 2016, by

    European Robotics: Creating new markets for SMEs
    In this original ten-part series, we're putting the spotlight on European Robotics. You'll be hearing from experts about the latest robotics technology with the power to change the way we work, live, ...
    09 March 2016, by

    Collaborative robots are broadening their marketplaces
    Universal Robots, the Danish manufacturer of a line of collaborative robots (also called "co-bots"), recently published financial statements which provide valuable insights into the growth potential ...
    08 March 2016, by



    SVR Case Studies: Lessons for robotics from enterprise computing
    Many advances in our technologies occur through borrowing capabilities from one field to progress another. Our technological universe is built from a web of interrelated advances that push one another...
    03 March 2016, by and

    February fundings and acquisitions
    It's too early to tell whether the record-breaking pace of 2015 fundings for robotic startups and the number of acquisitions will carry over into 2016, nevertheless, here are the transactions that hap...
    02 March 2016, by

    iRobot sells off defense & security division
    In a transaction valued at $45 million, iRobot has sold its Defense and Security division to Arlington Capital Partners. Sean Bielat, who takes over as the CEO, says the new company wil...
    04 February 2016, by

    2016 funding and acquisition spree continues
    2015 was a phenomenal year for funding and acquiring robotic companies. Over $1.32 billion in seed, crowd, series A,B,C,D and VC fundings and more than $2.27 billion in acquisitions. And they've begu...
    03 February 2016, by

    Robotics, AI and automation in “Forbes 30 under 30”
    [clear] Forbes has once again expanded their "30 under 30" list this year to celebrate the achievements of the up and coming; the main list now covers 20 different sectors, and an inaugural E...
    26 January 2016, by

    Rising Media acquires RoboUniverse and Inside 3D Printing shows
    MecklerMedia's RoboUniverse trade shows and conferences and Inside 3D Printing shows have been acquired by Rising Media, a Germany-based global events producer focusing on Internet and technology-r...
    25 January 2016, by

    Toyota Research gets Kuffner, and Google gets Brondmo
    At a press conference last week at CES, Toyota, led by Gill Pratt of DARPA fame and now CEO of Toyota Research Institute (TRI), informed the world what Toyota intended to do with it's billion dollar...
    18 January 2016, by

    IoT may be 2016’s hot new trend, but in industrial robotics it’s been around for a decade
    As everyone starts to look for "the big technology trends of 2016", it seems that one technology is overshadowing all others - the Internet of Things. We take a look at why robotics is actually ahead ...
    06 January 2016, by and

    Foxconn shopping for robot manufacturer to keep pace with brisk Pepper sales
    In an article about the pace of sales for the SoftBank Pepper robot, the China Post reported that Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision (AKA Foxconn) has sent a team of 30 to survey the US market for futu...
    05 January 2016, by

    Why co-bots will be a huge driver of innovation and growth for robotics
    This article was first published on IEEE Spectrum Automaton and is republished here with permission. For the IEEE version, click here; for the unabridged version, continue reading. Collaborative ro...
    04 January 2016, by

    2015 robotics fundings, IPOs, acquisitions and failures
    From the 2015 archives of The Robot Report: 54 fundings of $1.267 billion, 31 acquisitions totalling over $1.97 billion, and one IPO -- all adding up to some surprisingly large figures. ...
    04 January 2016, by

    New Sino-Israeli Robotics Institute gets $20 million initial funding
    A consortium of Chinese companies, municipalities and investors -- including Siasun, the largest robotics firm in China and the city of Guangzhou -- have inked a deal to set up a $20 million R&...
    30 December 2015, by

    Competing market research reports agree: Expect double-digit growth for most robotics segments
    The number of research reports covering the robotics industry has grown exponentially in the last few years. Eighty-one have been previewed on The Robot Report thus far in 2015. The latest batch of 2...
    30 December 2015, by

    “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

    Autonomous mobile additive manufacturing robot runs circles around traditional 3D printers
    By Adam Zewe | SEAS 3D printing is revolutionizing the way objects are created, from plastic toys to ceramic dental crowns. But the seemingly boundless possibilities of 3D printing technology have ...
    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

    BCG study finds that reshoring with robots works
    Two important findings from Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) recent survey of US manufacturing executives: (1) Of those who plan to add capacity, most plan to do so in the US, and (2) a rising perc...
    10 December 2015, by

    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

    Robots at #ERW2015: From imagination to market
    [clear] Bridging the gap between cutting-edge research in academia and the vibrant robotics startup ecosystem is no easy task. This Wednesday in the UK city of Bristol, a free public event titled ...
    27 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

    Robots in Depth: Andra Keay on opportunities and challenges for startups
    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, Andra Keay, directo...
    10 November 2015, by and

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