Running a successful robotics company is never easy. Unfortunately, these companies found out just how hard it is and shut down.
4 ways robotics, AI will transform industry in 2024
How will robotics and AI impact industry in 2024? Anders Billesø Beck, VP of Innovation and Strategy at Universal Robots, weighs in.
Retail robots are slowly paving the way for industry disruption
Retail robots can collect data in near real time and are gradually scaling in deployment, writes consultant Georges Mirza.
A venture capitalist’s perspective on robotics
Founders should be aware the era of exiting a business based on little more than “promising technology” is over — you must eventually build a real business.
Numbers are important, but so are the soft benefits of robotics, says Formant
From improving the quality of life for workers all the way to company health in the future, robotics can provide immeasurable benefits when discussing the value of your product.
Robotics investment for October totals $980M
Robotics funding for the month of October 2023 equaled approximately $980 million, the result of 68 rounds. The October investments bring the 2023 robotics funding totals to $11.7 billion.
Warehouse automation market to return to growth in 2024, says Interact Analysis
Interact Analysis predicts that warehouse automation orders will recover in 2024, despite a challenging 2023, and that revenues will return to double-digit growth from 2025 onward.
Australia robotics industry overview published by HowToRobot
New research from HowToRobot and Robotics Australia Group reveals how Australia’s industry uses the country’s unique strengths in the global robotics race.
Robotics companies raised $1.8B in September 2023
The Robot Report tracked 50 funding rounds in September 2023, bringing the year-to-date funding total to nearly $11 billion.
Commercializing tactile sensors for robot dexterity
Addressing practical issues such as usefulness, reliability and affordability.
Humanoids getting their feet wet in logistics
With the news that Amazon is testing Digit, Interact Analysis explores what the future looks like for humanoids in logistics.
Robotics companies raise $851M in August 2023
The total amount of funding for 2023 to date is about $8.85 billion.
15 largest industrial robotics markets in 2022
The IFR’s World Robotics report recorded 553,052 industrial robot installations in factories around the world. See which countries are leading the way.
RobotPerf Benchmarks compare robotics computing performance
Acceleration Robotics introduced RobotPerf Benchmarks, a benchmarking suite for robotics computing performance, utilizing ROS 2 as its foundation.
What’s new in China’s robotics market?
More than half of all industrial robots worldwide were sold in China in 2022. In the first six months of 2023, the upward trend continued.
July robotics investments approach $2B
Robotics investments for July 2023 reached $1.9 billion, coming from 48 funding rounds. As of the end of July, total 2023 funding comes to approximately $8 billion.
Here’s how much funding robotics companies raised in June
The Robot Report tracked 51 funding rounds in June 2023, bringing the year-to-date funding total to more about $6.1 billion.
Shopify suffers huge loss on 6 River Systems sale
Ocado paid roughly 2.8% of what Shopify paid when it acquired 6 River Systems just four years ago.
Humanoids ready to take first steps
A detailed look at the challenges and opportunities that exist for the evolving world of humanoids .
Here’s how much robotics companies raised in May 2023
The Robot Report tracked 61 funding rounds in May 2023, bringing the year-to-date funding total to more about $4 billion.
Industrial robot market to grow 5-7% out to 2027
Interact Analysis predicts this long-term growth will be mostly driven by demand from the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing industry.
VDMA: German robotics industry to hit an all-time high in 2023
Germany’s robotics and automation industry is forecasted to increase in sales by 13% this year, reaching 16.2 billion euros.