In a 2013 interview of Amazon's Jeff Bezos by CBS' Charlie Rose, Bezos launched drone delivery by e-commerce companies by announcing the new Amazon Prime Air – and demonstrating a delivery system designed to get packages to customers by drone. It was a terrific scoop for CBS and a lot of fun for viewers and…
Cool robots you missed at Hannover Messe
Hannover Messe is always a great opportunity to see the newest, most exciting technology from the world of engineering. In recent years, robots have really taken over some areas of the show, and the 2017 event was no exception. But why should robots be limited to boring industrial tasks at the show? We found plenty […]
Lyrebird AI Learns to Copy Voices in 1 Minute
Montreal-based AI startup Lyrebird has created voice imitation technology that can “copy the voice of anyone” after listening to just 60 seconds of audio. Lyrebird wants to use the technology for good reasons, but it’s easy to imagine the technology being used to create false recordings of people.
Harting cooperating with Robotation Academy in Foshan, China
The Harting technology group is cooperating with the Robotation Academy in Foshan in China. “This will give Harting access to almost every manufacturing company in South China, including IT manufacturers in Shenzhen,” said Dr. Ellen McMillan, General Manager of Harting China. Harting China will also be sending its employees to the Robotation Academy for training. In […]
April 2017 fundings, acquisitions, IPOs and failures
April 2017 had 17 robotics-related companies get funding totaling over $390 million – a fourth solid month for 2017 – $1.05 billion year-to-date. Acquisitions also continued to be substantial with ABB's $2 billion acquisition of Bernecker & Rainer, plus Baidu, iRobot and Cognex each making strategic acquistions. Fundings Mobvoi, a Chinese voice recognition startup, signed a strategic partnership to…
iRobot, KUKA and other robotic stocks exceed earnings expectations
iRobot (IRBT on the NASDAQ stock exchange) jumped from $70 to $80 per share on news that iRobot's quarterly earnings were so good that the company raised their forecast for 2017 to new highs. KUKA also had good Q1/17 earnings as did Intuitive Surgical. iRobot (IRBT:NASDAQ) iRobot's stock jumped 15.75% on news that it's Q1/17 earnings exceeded…
24 research reports dissect the robotics industry
After reading the press releases for this batch of 24 research reports, although they vary widely in their forecasts, they almost all agree that most segments of the robotics industry are expected to grow at a double digit pace at least through 2022. Service, mobile & aerial robots Global and China Camera Drones Market March 2017,…