Home Depot starts selling 3-D printers in stores | Bloomberg
Home Depot Inc. (HD), the world’s largest home-improvement chain, will start selling 3-D printers today in stores for the first time, pushing deeper into a market that was once the domain of engineers...
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Q1 and Q2 2014 robot sales best ever
Following the International Federation of Robotics’ (IFR) announcement earlier this year that 2013 set an all-time robotics record, the North American Robotics Industries Association announced that...
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3D Robotics acquires Sifteo
3D Robotics acquired Sifteo, the start-up which developed Sifteo Cubes and their associated game applications, for an undisclosed amount. Sifteo will help 3D Robotics expand their electronics...
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Korean private-public partnership to invest $2.6B in robot industry by 2018
With contributions by JiEun Maeng On July 25, the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy held the robot industry policy meeting at the Korea Technology Center in Seoul and announced the 2nd...
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Robot butler at your service: Savioke to pilot hospitality bot at Aloft Hotel
In a press release today, Savioke unveiled its new robot, SaviOne, a robot butler that was designed for the hospitality industry. Starting August 20, guests requesting items from the front desk at...
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Hotel delivery robot debuts in Silicon Valley
Savioke, a start-up headed by ex-Willow Garage CEO Steve Cousins, has provided Aloft Hotels with a robotic butler. Aloft Cupertino is the first to use the new SaviOne delivery robot. Aloft Hotels are...
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Over 3,000 robotics-related companies, research facilities and ancillary...
The Robot Report’s database of robotics-related companies, research facilities, schools, start-ups and ancillary businesses has grown to 3,000+ and is displayed free in our seven industry directories...
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Unbounded robotics closes down
For confusing reasons, Unbounded Robotics has shut down. Their $35,000 UBR-1 single-armed mobile robot that was shown late last year with great fanfare is no longer offered for sale. “Why?” is the big...
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ReWalk IPO gets $36 million; Corindus private placement gets $26.6
ReWalk, the Israeli developer of exoskeletons, joins Ekso and Cyberdyne as publicly-traded companies on international stock exchanges. Their IPO Friday sold 3 million shares at $12 per share. The...
View ArticleJibo campaign ends, takes in almost $2.3M
This weekend we became the #1 Most Successful Technology Campaign on Indiegogo ever when we broke $2.2M! We are both elated and deeply grateful to all our supporters for helping JIBO set a new record....
View ArticleMicrosoft layoffs claims Robotics Research team over the weekend | Neowin
Microsoft is in the middle of a massive restructuring right now, with around 18,000 employees being let go. And while most of those employees are redundant thanks to the Nokia purchase, it looks like...
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Liquid Robotics continues its growth by partnering with Boeing
Sunnyvale-based Liquid Robotics continues their growth-by-partnering formula by striking another collaboration, this time with Boeing. Boeing Defense, Space & Security CEO Chris Chadwick said,...
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Building a robotics company
By Ryan Gariepy As we’ve made more of a name for ourselves within various startup communities, we’re commonly asked how we moved from our beginnings with little resources and no connections to a...
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Breakout Labs looking for robots that can change the world
I’m at Breakout Labs 3rd ‘unboxing’ today at the Terra Gallery in San Francisco. Founded by the Thiel Foundation in 2011, Breakout Labs provides seed stage funding of up to $350,000 to early stage...
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RobotShop continues acquisition spree
RobotShop, one of Canada’s fastest growing small companies, continues to expand and acquire. Its most recent acquisition is FlyingEinstein, a Florida-based manufacturer that designs and produces...
View Article4 reports predict steady growth for robotics
Four recent research reports covering service robots, vision guided robotics, material handling robots, and robot component speed reducers, all predict steady growth, particularly in China. QY Research...
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KUKA acquires Swisslog for $357 million
Late last month KUKA made a public offer to Swisslog shareholders to purchase their shares at 8.9% above the market price. Swisslog’s Board of Directors have recommended that the offer be accepted....
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Medrobotics, Monsieur and Arago get funding
Venture funding is continuing to flow. Three recent recipients: $20 million to Medrobotics, $2 million to Monsieur and $55 million to Arago AG. Medrobotics, a medical robotics start-up company, has...
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Seegrid files for Chapter 11 protection
Seegrid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this week. The bankruptcy judge authorized Seegrid to borrow from its lender and biggest shareholder, Giant Eagle, so that it could continue...
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Google adds to DeepMind, acquiring 2 UK startups and partnering with Oxford U
In January, 2014, Google acquired London-based DeepMind Technologies for $643 million. Now it is adding to that purchase with two more companies, ten new hires and a substantial contribution to Oxford...
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