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Financial Reports
Analyst Outlook
Adept Adapted For Advancement
Adept Technology (ADEP) rose on higher than usual volume Thursday. After release of earnings, revenues for the company were 14.2% higher than the same quarter last year. (February 17, 2012)

Intuitive Surgical’s Q4 Earnings Rise
The company reported fourth quarter, 2011 revenue of $497 million, up 28% compared with $389 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. (January 20, 2012)

Applied Robotics, Inc. and Trafalgar S.P.A. Announce the Creation of Applied Robotics Europe
American automation company, Applied Robotics, Inc. and Italian company Trafalgar S.p.A. formed a joint venture to serve the European market with advanced robotic and automation solutions. (January 11, 2012)

Medrobotics Takes in $6.48 Million
(December 28, 2011)

North American Machine-Vision Market Sales Up 15 Percent Through September
An AIA report reveals that 54 of those profiled expect sales to stay at current levels for the next six months. (December 06, 2011)

Survey: Motion Control Market Grows 19 Percent in 2011
However, Q3 year-over-year growth was just 4.2 percent. (December 02, 2011)

German Automakers Drive Sales of Japanese Industrial Robots
Japanese robotics manufacturer Yaskawa recently announced a multimillion dollar investment in a new European headquarters near Munich. (November 15, 2011)

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Market to $460B by 2020
The biggest beneficiaries of the widespread use of accident avoidance technology are insurance companies. (November 09, 2011)

RIA: Robotic Orders Rise 41% Through September
Tier suppliers to the automotive OEMs have really accelerated their purchases this year, with orders jumping 84%. (November 09, 2011)

Android App Downloads Surpass Apple’s
The latest figures from ABI Research could persuade would-be robotic app developers to focus on Google 's OS. (October 28, 2011)

NASA and Cleantech Open Partner in Robotics Challenge
The $1.5 million competition seeks revolutionary energy technologies for future robotic rover space missions. (September 26, 2011)

iRobot Reports Second-Quarter Financial Results
'Net income in the second quarter of 2011 was $8.0 million, compared with $5.3 million in the second quarter of 2010.' (July 26, 2011)

Liquid Robotics Completes $22M Funding Round
The company predicts it will achieve positive cash flow next year, and its board may consider a sale or IPO. (June 08, 2011)

Intuitive Surgical Announces First Quarter Earnings
Net income increased 22 percent to $104 million, or $2.59 per diluted share. (April 28, 2011)

iRobot Schedules First-Quarter 2011 Earnings Call
The call is open to all interested investors. A live broadcast is also available, as is a replay of the call. (April 20, 2011)



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