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Consumer Robot Sales to Quadruple to $6.5B by 2017
As underlying component cost drops, the ability to deliver more affordable personal and task-based robots increase. Research expects that all of the consumer-focused robotic market segments will drive the market to the projected $6.5B by 2017. (April 26, 2013)

Analyst Outlook
Diving into ABB’s Discrete Automation Division
Analyst Jim Nash profiles ABB's Robotics division. (April 02, 2013)

Robotics’ Top Transactions 2012
2012's most newsworthy robotics transactions now available in one downloadable document! (March 20, 2013)

Rocky Road for Intuitive Surgical, yet Share Price Due to Rise
The recent probe by U.S Regulators to investigate the cause of adverse incidents has also contributed to Intuitive's share decline. (March 19, 2013)

Rising Power and Influence of Robotics Clusters
The robotic cluster. It’s a new phenomenon that’s maturing and growing stronger. (February 22, 2013)

As Drone Sales Dip, AeroVironment Earnings Rise
The company, which makes its drones in Simi Valley, said revenue decreased 0.1% to $80.3 million, compared with $80.4 million for the same quarter last year. (December 05, 2012)

Mazor Robotics Halves Net Loss
Mazor's share price rose 4.9% by mid-afternoon to NIS 4.78, giving a market cap of NIS 106 million. (August 16, 2012)

RIA Reports Best Quarter Ever For Industrial Robot Sales
RIA Reports Best Quarter Ever For Industrial Robot Sales (July 27, 2012)

RobotShop The Amazon Of Robotics?
RobotShop was recently ranked 63rd among Profit magazine’s “200 Fastest-Growing Companies in Canada”. The Canadian online retailer has grown 843% in the last five years, which indicates that a significant number of consumers are inviting domestic robots into their homes. (June 04, 2012)

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)



Special Focus: Top Transactions
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!


Metron, Inc. Inks $7.3M Deal with DoD for Unmanned Sub Technology

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
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