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Diving into ABB’s Discrete Automation Division
Rock solid sales satisfy investors, but is a heavy emphasis on automotive a drag on long-term innovation? Read more.
Download the deals that dominated the year View Robotics’ Top Transactions 2012


Wynright Focused on Making Robots Less . . . Well, Robotic
Heuristics make all the difference

The Drone Debates: New Rules for a New Frontier
Are trillions of dollars at risk if the UAV industry fails to take off stateside?

$28M Contract Modification Goes to iRobot
The contract relates to procurement of Man Transportable Robotic System procurements and related products

France’s Robot Initiative Pledges $126.9M to Grow the Industry
Government initiative designed to close the competitive gap between France and other EU countries

MAKO Takes Stanmore Implants Out of Robotics Market
The competing technology was purchased for just under $1M

Robotics+Money+Applause=RoboBusiness Europe
Day Two: Who's got the money?

Honeybee Robotics Selected for 2 NASA SBIR Awards Totaling $250K
Awards will fund development of spacecraft systems for drilling, sampling from a variety of heavenly bodies

AeroVironment Lands $13.8 Million Army Contract
Third order received since May 2012 for total of $46.1 million against projected $65.5 million contract action

An American in Genoa: RoboBusiness Europe 2013
The long-awaited big bang in robotics might well be an all-EU event

Human Augmentation has Vast Commercial Potential
A head-to-toe look at today's exoskeletons

Wave Glider SV3 could be Amazon Web Services of the Open Ocean
Liquid Robotics' new glider more data savvy and power efficient

MAKO Wins Permanent Injunction Against Blue Belt Technologies
Former MAKO employee temporarily prohibited from joining Blue Belt

Researchers Diagnose Software Bugs in Surgical Robots
Applying a unique system modelling method reveals previously undetected design flaws

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Robotic Awareness Turns Humans into Superheroes
Non-biological evolution is possible with human augmentics



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!


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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