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The Food Industry’s Appetite for Robotics 
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Posted on September 03 2010 by Mikell Taylor
Slow out of the gate due to strict regulatory requirements and other technical hurdles, the use of robotics for food production has expanded considerably, but there is still a wide range of opportunities for companies of all sizes.
Slow out of the gate due to strict regulatory requirements and other technical hurdles, the use of robotics for food production has expanded considerably, but there is still a wide range of opportunities for companies of all sizes.
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Opportunities in Educational Robotics
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Posted on July 30 2010
in educational robotics by Dan Kara
Commercial opportunities in the educational robotics marketplace are numerous, but to optimize chances for commercial success, solution providers must also understand and fully exploit the strategic elements driving the marketplace.
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Commercial opportunities in the educational robotics marketplace are numerous, but to optimize chances for commercial success, solution providers must also understand and fully exploit the strategic elements driving the marketplace.
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Sanswire’s Compelling, Clouded Vision
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Posted on May 14 2010
in security & defense robotics by Dan Kara
Travails of airship developer Sanswire illustrate the potential and the pitfalls of the nascent, lighter-than-air, persistent surveillance platform market.
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Travails of airship developer Sanswire illustrate the potential and the pitfalls of the nascent, lighter-than-air, persistent surveillance platform market.
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Full Warehouse Automation Is the Goal and the Opportunity for both Providers and Investors
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Posted on March 31 2010 by Kevin Fogarty
Opportunities in warehouse and distribution center automation are linked to improving efflciency while reducing costs. AGVs and intelligent, mobile robots that increase system fiexibility and extend the overall warehouse automation chain do just that.
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Opportunities in warehouse and distribution center automation are linked to improving efflciency while reducing costs. AGVs and intelligent, mobile robots that increase system fiexibility and extend the overall warehouse automation chain do just that.
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Opportunities in Autonomy
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Posted on February 18 2010 by Dan Kara
The addition of autonomous behavior to robotic systems presents opportunities for solution providers and investors serving many different markets. But it is the overall inevitability and pervasiveness of autonomy, in both robotic and nonrobotic systems, that make autonomy a truly transformational capability.
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The addition of autonomous behavior to robotic systems presents opportunities for solution providers and investors serving many different markets. But it is the overall inevitability and pervasiveness of autonomy, in both robotic and nonrobotic systems, that make autonomy a truly transformational capability.
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A Look at the Robotic Lawn-Mower Marketplace
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Posted on February 17 2010 by Kevin Fogarty
The market potential for robotic lawn mowers greatly exceeds current sales. Price, skepticism, complexity, and unfamiliarity all play a role.
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The market potential for robotic lawn mowers greatly exceeds current sales. Price, skepticism, complexity, and unfamiliarity all play a role.
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Why Surgical Robotics Is Unstoppable
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Posted on February 10 2010 by Kevin Fogarty
Studies focused on the medical benefits of robotically assisted surgery abound. The sheer number of such articles, as well as the benefits that these studies highlight and quantify, portend a strong and growing market. However, other indicators, equally valid, also speak to a surgical robotics market poised for exceptional growth.
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Studies focused on the medical benefits of robotically assisted surgery abound. The sheer number of such articles, as well as the benefits that these studies highlight and quantify, portend a strong and growing market. However, other indicators, equally valid, also speak to a surgical robotics market poised for exceptional growth.
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Roadmapping Robotics Opportunities
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Posted on January 20 2010 by Dan Kara
With the robotics industry expanding into new, emerging application areas, the number of business development and investment oppor-tunities can be overwhelming. But detailed studies that reflect the consensus opinion of industry experts highlight the best opportunities for commercial development and investment.
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With the robotics industry expanding into new, emerging application areas, the number of business development and investment oppor-tunities can be overwhelming. But detailed studies that reflect the consensus opinion of industry experts highlight the best opportunities for commercial development and investment.
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Current State and Future Needs of the Robotics Workforce
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Posted on December 22 2009
in training by Dan Kara
Robotics Business Review surveyed companies that develop, resell, or use robots and robotic technology to determine the make-up of their current and future labor force, hiring trends, and training practices, with the goal of driving the robotics industry.
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Robotics Business Review surveyed companies that develop, resell, or use robots and robotic technology to determine the make-up of their current and future labor force, hiring trends, and training practices, with the goal of driving the robotics industry.
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Tools, Standards, and Platforms for Commercial Robotics Development: An Adoption Profile
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Posted on October 02 2009
in personal and consumer robotics by Dan Kara
Robotics Business Review surveyed technical professionals whose companies develop robots or robotics technology. The results provide technology suppliers, developers and their managers, and others with an adoption profile for the tools, standards, and platforms used for the development of robotics systems. [21 pages, 13 figures]
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Robotics Business Review surveyed technical professionals whose companies develop robots or robotics technology. The results provide technology suppliers, developers and their managers, and others with an adoption profile for the tools, standards, and platforms used for the development of robotics systems. [21 pages, 13 figures]
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