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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


Me, a Roboticist…with a Little Help from My Friends
The odyssey of a young mind in search of a career. Any advice to share?

New Pittsburgh Accelerator Targets Robotics Startups
Alpha Lab Gear now accepting applications from entrepreneurs developing hardware, robots and other physical technologies

$10.7M Series A to Airware for Universal OS and Platform for Drones
Google invests in critical enabler for the use of drones for commercial enterprises

Multi-head Camera Patent for Seegrid
Patent solidifies company in the $38B material-handling forklift market

Brazil, iRobot & Terrorist Threats Equal $7.2M Robot Sale
On guard: Aftermath of the Boston Bombing rippling into events worldwide

X-47B Launches the Next Era of Naval Aviation
Northrop Grumman's UAV proves its mettle aboard navy aircraft carrier

iRobot Announces First RP-VITA Sales
Early interest indicates a promising future for remote presence technology in hospitals

Yaskawa Motoman Expands Medical Robot Offerings
The new MH3BM is built to cash in on a multi-billion dollar biomedical automation market

Hyundai Heavy Develops Mini Welding Robot
The 33-pound bot is designed to construct boats for the world-leading shipbuilder

Intuitive Announces Defect in Surgical Instrument
Under scrutiny by the FDA, the da Vinci surgical robot maker reveals its "cracks"

KUKA and Nolek Partner on Leak Detection Solution
Robots now available to operate Nolek's new SniffIT product

In-depth Analysis
Exoskeletons: The Rise of the Wearable Robot Industry
Twenty-seven pounds of freedom, improved health…and a new industry to be worth $292M annually

First Contact: A Primer on Robots, the Law and Humans
Interdisciplinary first cut at some of the legal, social and technological issues

Nurse-friendly Robots More Effective at Delivering Care
Study shows robots need to be accepted by nurses before patients

Hogan Departs ABB. Is the Acquisition Binge Over?
In five years, Hogan invested about $20B of ABB’s wealth in major deals



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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