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In continuation in their effort to improve their AI capability, Google has bought the AI start-up firm called Deep Mind. It is currently unclear which improvements this will bring for Google.  Although  the start-up company has not produced anything commercial so far,  still Google was willing to pay several millions of dollars.  The technology is expected to be used in Google’s search engines. The acquisition comes after Google recently bought several robotics companies, including Boston Dynamics, the famous maker of Big Dog robot. For more on the news, visit here. Read More

Google, GE, Facebook, and IBM. Nowadays, all of them are after groundbreaking technologies that will take our current level of understanding from internet and artificial intelligence. If you are a little bit tech savvy, you probably heard about “internet of things.” It is basically the current level of internet extending into the physical world and not just a virtual, imaginary world. The article on Techcrunch is looking into what they are after currently. Read More

One of the most well known firms in robotics, Boston Dynamics, has been acquired by Google. Read the full story here Read More

Today, November 12th, for the first time the bell was rung by a robot at NASDAQ. This is also important as robotics and automation related technologies was for the first time introduced as an ETF, (ticker symbol: ROBO) which will help investors to benefit from the momentum of the robotics and automation sector. According to robostox.com website, which provided us the story and actively contributed to developing the algorithm and database of the ROBO ETF, the robotics and automation related stocks have greatly outperformed the S&P index since 2003. More detailed information about the subject can be found at www.robostox.com   Read More

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In a recent post appeared at everything robotic, the current situation of the robotics industry was analyzed from a general perspective. The report analyzes the picture from three main categories: 1- Industrial Robotics, 2-Military and Defense Robotics, 3-Domestic (Service) Robots The first category, industrial robots, did particularly well, and the main players such as ABB, Yaskawa, Fanuc, had double digit gains, with respect to DJI. Kuka for instance had a staggering 22% gain. The second category, defense robotics, suffered from military budget cutbacks by the government, but is struggling to expand their market reach into other customers such as the municipalities. The third category, service robots had a somewhat mixed […] Read More

Royal Oak, MI February 21, 2013 – RTT USA Inc. announced today that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Canon U.S.A, Inc., to combine RTT DeltaGen®, high-end 3D visualization software with Canon’s new advanced Mixed Reality (M R) platform, contributing to reduced development times during the product design process by merging real and virtual worlds. This partnership will help OEMs bring their products faster to market. With the seamless integration of RTT DeltaGen with the Canon MREAL System, users in design and engineering are able to experience lifelike product designs in enhanced visual quality– advancing the relevancy of the digital model even further. “The introduction of Canon´s MREAL System […] Read More

We have come across an interesting study done by the Robot Report, which shows the robot manufacturers in the world and it even shows the top robot research institutions and staurt up companies by geographic area. It is an interesting and valuable source of information for whoever is interested in the subject. You can visit here to see the detailed information and here to see the distribution by geographic area. Thanks to Frank Tobe of The Robot Report, for sharing his valuable work with us. Read More

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/09/17/irobot-acquires-evolution-creating-cleaning-robot-empire/ Read More

Here is an interesting and very informative article provided to us by Frank Tobe of The Robot Report, from his blog Everything-Robotic. “Pure play” is an investment term that refers to a company which is exclusively focused on a particular product or service. An investor buys stock in pure play companies in order to obtain a market share in the industry as well as in the company. Robotics, to many, are just a tool to accomplish business tasks in an efficient way. To me, making robots to achieve those goals is an industry in itself and deserving of consideration for investment because of good prospects for the future. Hence the […] Read More