Diving into ABB’s Discrete Automation Division
Adept Technology Receives $1.1M Order from China’s…
DoD Places $27.3M Robot Order
AeroVironment Receives $11.1 Million Order for RQ-11B Raven Logistics Support
U.S. armed forces use Raven systems extensively for missions such as base security, route reconnaissance, mission planning and force protection.
(March 12, 2012)
Texas Instruments and iRobot Announce Alliance
The partnership will develop robotic technologies using TI’s smart multicore OMAP platform.
(March 12, 2012)
In-depth Analysis
Seven RBR50 Firms Win Big in VC Deals
RBR50 robotics firms accounted for the top four positions and seven out of fourteen overall in annual Venture Capital sweepstakes for 2011, as reported by Travis Deyle in Hizook. With a total of $164.4 million invested in robotics ventures in 2011, seven of the RBR50 accounted for $117.5—over 70 percent of the total.
(March 10, 2012)
There’s a Lot You Can Do With a Drone
Light, cheap, and easy to operate safely, civilian unmanned aircraft will soon be everywhere.
(March 09, 2012)
In-depth Analysis
Robots Harvesting Hair Follicles from Scalps
Restoration Robotics’ ARTAS System for robotically harvesting hair follicles easily succeeds at three key VC criteria: a unique product that's market ready in a growing market segment where quite possibly an IPO or acquisition is not far off. Other qualifiers include FDA approval, Canadian Medical Device License approval and ready acceptance by hair restoration surgeons, who used the system for two years of clinical trials and found it very surgeon friendly, which translates into a motivated customer base.
(March 08, 2012)
The New iPad: Why Telepresence Device Makers Should be Afraid
Techies may bemoan the $499 entry level price for Apple’s new iPad. But while that’s a goodly sum to pay for a 16-gig tablet, it’s a bargain basement price for a telepresence product.
(March 08, 2012)
The Decommissioning Market
Making money by tearing things down.
(March 07, 2012)
“It’s About the User, Not the Robot”
Apple Computer built its success around simplified but powerful user interfaces; robotics developers should do the same.
(March 06, 2012)
Robo Vendoland
Besides selling a growing list of non-traditional products, new robotic vending machines gather data on buyers and even walk around to entertain.
(March 05, 2012)
Inside Robotics with Dan Kara
Debuting this month Dan Kara (The Kara Report: Inside Robotics). Joins us, daily, weekly and monthly throughout the year for an ongoing, eye-opening journey into the next great epoch of the New Industrial Revolution: Robotics. Take Dan along; he’ll show you every step of the way. You’ll be glad you did.
(March 04, 2012)
Got Big Data?
Robotics owes its development in part to the probes sent by NASA and other space agencies, tasked with collecting vast amounts of scientific information. Now VC investors are seeing the value of doing the same here on earth.
(March 02, 2012)
Experimental Communities for Robots
Mock communities in Michigan and New Mexico will allow companies and researchers to safely perfect service robots within a realistic environment.
(March 01, 2012)
Adept Technology Signs MOU with Major South Korean Manufacturing Company
Adept has shipped four Cobra SCARA robots and six Viper 6-axis robots to the South Korean manufacturer to date. Another 13 Viper robots are expected to be shipped by the end of March 2012.
(March 01, 2012)
In-depth Analysis
Bio-Inspired Robots Impact Commercial and Research Sectors
Indeed, what is alternately called biomimicry or bio-inspiration—across robotics and other industries—could represent $300 billion annually of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010 dollars within 15 years, according to the Da Vinci Index, a biomimicry report developed by a consortium that includes San Diego Zoo Global, Point Loma Nazarene University, in San Diego, and the University of San Diego.
The Da Vinci Index, which measures number and value of biomimicry-related research grants, scholarly articles, and patents to estimate the extent of the marketplace. Forecasts show that biomimicry could account for 1.6 million U.S. jobs by 2025 and represent about $1.0 trillion of global GDP.
(March 01, 2012)
Research Report
Latest Trends in the North American Consumer Robotics Market
Emerging from difficult economic times, the consumer robotics industry is back on track. This extensive Robotics Trends research report on the North American market reveals what buyers want now and in the years ahead.
(February 29, 2012)
Robots and the Law
First Contact: A Primer on Robots, the Law and Humans
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