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Research & Academia stories in the RBR50
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Research & Academia Companies
Barrett Technology
Barrett Technology is a Private company with a focus on Medical & Assistive & Manipulator robotics. It is located at 625 Mt Auburn St., Cambridge MA in the United States.
Barrett Technology, founded in 1990 as a spin-off from the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990, designs and develops robotic manipulators, such as their first haptic robot arm, WAM. This manipulator embodies Transparent Dynamics drives that fundamentally break from the conventional design of robotic manipulators. More about Barrett Technology.
Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics is a Private company with a focus on Humanoid & Mobile robotics. It is located at 78 Fourth Ave., Waltham MA in the United States.
Boston Dynamics, Inc., an engineering company, develops robots and software for human simulation. More about Boston Dynamics.
Meka Robotics
Meka Robotics is a Private company with a focus on Humanoid & Manipulator robotics. It is located at 255 Potrero Ave, San Francisco CA in the United States.
Meka Robotics develops hardware and software systems for robotics researchers, specializing in robots designed to work in everyday environments. The company's core expertise spans compliant robotics, force controlled actuators, manipulator design, real-time software, and highly integrated mechatronic systems. More about Meka Robotics.
Robosoft
Robosoft is a Private company with a focus on Manipulator & Mobile robotics. It is located at Technopole d'lzarbel, Bidart in France.
Robosoft supplies advanced robotic solutions to reduce costs and improve quality in transport, cleanliness, health and security with mobile robots and the robuBOX, Robosoft’s original embedded control technology. More about Robosoft.
Willow Garage
Willow Garage is a Private company with a focus on Mobile & Software robotics. It is located at 68 Willow Road, Menlo Park CA in the United States.
Willow Garage, Inc. develops hardware and open source software for personal robotics applications. It offers the PR2, a robotics research and development platform; TurtleBot, a mobile platform for developing robot applications; and Texai, a remote presence system prototype. More about Willow Garage.
Research & Academia News
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The Technology that Could Save Robotic Surgery Millions
Software diagnostic research debugs robotic surgical systems

Rethink’s Baxter Goes to School
New ROS-based version to explore novel uses and applications

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Latest Transactions
France’s Robot Initiative Pledges $126.9M to Grow the Industry
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Top Transactions

All of the robotics industry’s top reported orders, sales, investments, mergers & acquisitions and financial events of 2012 now available in one downloadable doc!


Medrobotics Closes on $10M in Financing

Robotics’ Top Transactions 2012

Finally, UK Funds Big Boost in Robotics: $55M

Persimmon Technologies Closes Series B Funding with $5.8M

Medrobotics Completes $33.6M in Series D Financing
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