Last month, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd., or ST Engineering, announced its intention to acquire Aethon Inc. and add Aethon's mobile logistics robots to its ST Kinetics division. Prior to …
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Mike Oitzman
Mike Oitzman is founder of The Market Spec Group. For more than 25 years, he has worked in both inbound and outbound product marketing. Oitzman has helped market leaders such as Adept Technology, Remedy/BMC Software, and Hewlett-Packard bring innovative products to market. At HP, Oitzman was responsible for a $50 million software-as-a-service product line, and he helped introduce the first generation of HP’s cloud-based solutions. He also led the Lynx mobile robot business at Adept Technology. The Market Spec group was founded to deliver best practices, market insights, and strategic guidance to vendors in the industrial automation and service robotics markets, while helping buyers and end users make informed choices.
Email: mike.oitzman@market-spec.com
IoT World Looks at Buzz, Barriers Around Industry 4.0
I had the opportunity to attend the 2017 Internet of Things World or IoT World event in Santa Clara, Calif., this past month. This was my first foray into the Internet of Things market, so I went in …
Read MoreCloud Robotics Promises to Simplify Machine Tending
Cloud robotics is an area that is quickly evolving. As the underlying technology matures, commercial applications for cloud robotics are now coming to market and simplifying the task of managing a …
Read MoreMobile Robots, Cobots Steal the Show at Automate, ProMat 2017
The 2017 Automate and ProMat trade shows were an opportunity to check out the latest mobile robots, industrial automation, and materials-handling systems. This semi-annual event is one of the best in …
Read MoreAI Rules Are Necessary, Say European Regulators
A lot of science fiction, from Star Trek and Ex Machina through Westworld, makes it seem like human-level artificial intelligence is around the corner. However, sentient machines are still pretty far …
Read MoreEurope Tries to Get Ahead on Robot Rules and Taxes
The European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs has proposed the creation of regulations for the legal status and safe operation of autonomous machines. Any new robot rules could affect the …
Read MoreInVia Robotics Releases Goods-to-Person System for Warehouse Automation
InVia Robotics Inc. recently released its Dynamic Automated Storage and Retrieval System, which is designed to efficiently deliver goods to people within warehouses. The new offering is built around …
Read MoreRefreshed Mobile Robot Line Shows Omron Adept’s Strengths
It has been a little over a year now since Omron Corp. acquired Adept Technology Inc., and the time has passed quickly for the industrial and mobile robot maker. Kyoto, Japan-based Omron acquired the …
Read MoreU.S. Robotics Roadmap Says Basic Funding, Priorities at Stake for White House
The 2016 edition of the "Roadmap for U.S. Robotics" was recently released. This 100+ page document outlines the challenges facing both research organizations and commercial entities as they plan for …
Read MoreRoboValley Gets Ready to Host RoboBusiness Europe 2017
This past spring, more than 1,600 people from 34 countries gathered at RoboBusiness Europe 2016 in Odense, Denmark, to share ideas for building businesses in the fields of robotics and the Internet of …
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