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Parrot struggling, Lily fails and Google closes Titan Project as drone...
Toy and entertainment drones, camera drones for professional and business use, moon-shot drones and military drones are all becomming more and more distinct as much of the drone industry gets...
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21 research reports forecast double-digit growth for robotics industry
After reading all the press releases for this batch of 21 research reports, one can see that although they vary widely in their forecasts they almost all agree that the robotics market is expected to...
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$250 million awarded to new Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Innovation Hub
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, the new institute is made up of governments, industry, academia, and non-profit organizations from across the country. Combined they have contributed $173 million that...
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Factory move to U.S. creates jobs with help from robot workforce
By investing $6 million in robots, Bicycle Corporation of America (BCA) was able to take back 10% of their manufacturing from China and place it into a new factory in Manning, South Carolina employing...
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Views and forecasts about robotics for the ag industry
At RoboUniverse in San Diego, agricultural robots and the labor shortage were quickly identified as the biggest issues facing the industry today. Water scarcity and field health were other key issues...
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January fundings, acquisitions, IPOs and failures
January fundings for robotics-related startups totaled over $123 million - a reasonable start for the new year. For acquisitions, three of the six companies acquired reported that $390.5 million...
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Lady Gaga, 300 Intel drones, and the Super Bowl
Lady Gaga performing at Super bowl LI Source: NFL/YouTube Three hundred drones flashed their colored lights and created a flying American flag as Lady Gaga sang a blend of “God Bless America” and “This...
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Robotic cleaning market growing exponentially
iRobot Braava jet 240. Source: irobot.com The International Federation of Robotics forecast that the global market for vacuum cleaning robots, lawn-mowing robots and other household cleaning robots...
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Ford Motor to invest $1 billion in Pittsburgh startup Argo AI
Photo: Ford Motor’s next-generation Fusion Hybrid autonomous development vehicle. (Courtesy of Ford Motor) Argo AI, a Pittsburgh startup, has sold a majority share of their company to Ford Motor Co....
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Recap: 2016 funding and acquisition updates
Although the original articles (2016 was best year ever for funding robotics startup companies) and (Over $19 billion paid to acquire 50 robotic companies) have been updated to reflect the omissions...
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February 2017 fundings, acquisitions and IPOs
February fundings for 16 robotics-related startups totaled over $313 million - another solid month for the new year. Acquisitions also continued to be substantial with Ford's acquisition of Argo and...
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March 2017 fundings, acquisitions, IPOs and failures
March 2017 had 29 robotics-related startups get funding totaling over $222 million - another solid month for 2017 and $658 million year-to-date. Acquisitions also continued to be substantial with...
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CBS News outlines jobs and robotics debate; IFR fills in gaps
FANUC_R2000iB at work. Source: Wikipedia Commons CBS News, and reporter David Pogue, displayed some new technologies threatening jobs, while the International Federation of Robotics suggested that...
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April 2017 fundings, acquisitions, IPOs and failures
April 2017 had 16 robotics-related fundings totaling over $337 million - a fourth solid month for 2017 - $995 million year-to-date. Acquisitions also continued to be substantial with ABB's $2 billion...
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24 research reports that 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...
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What’s slowing the use of robots in the ag industry?
Source: Nesta.org, Precision Agriculture Why are so many farm equipment manufacturers so heavily involved in the ag industry yet things are going so slowly in relation to robotics? Perhaps farmers need...
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SoftBank invests $5 billion into Chinese ride-sharing company Didi Chuxing
SoftBank, the giant telecom company, is venturing out into the world of robotics and transportation services. DealStreet Asia said that SoftBank is trying to transform itself into the 'Berkshire...
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SoftBank invests $5 billion into Didi Chuxing and $4 billion more in Nvidia
SoftBank, the giant telecom company, is venturing out into the world of robotics and transportation services. DealStreet Asia said that SoftBank is trying to transform itself into the ‘Berkshire...
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The Wolf: The Hunt Continues shows calculated precision for hacking into an...
The Wolf: The Hunt Continues Starring Christian Slater Presented by HP Studios | HP Source: HP Studios/YouTube Here’s a video you will want to watch. “The Wolf: The Hunt Continues” is really an ad...
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May 2017 fundings, acquisitions, IPOs and failures
May 2017 had two robotics-related companies get $9.5 billion in funding and 22 others raised $249 million. Acquisitions also continued to be substantial with Toyota Motor's $260 million acquisition of...
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