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Robotics Market to Reach $82.7 B., by 2020 -

According to a new report by Allied Market Research entitled, “Global Robotics Technology Market- Size, Industry Analysis, Trends, Opportunities, Growth and Forecast, 2013-2020”, the global robotics technology market is expected to reach $82.7 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 10.11% during 2014 – 2020. The increasing demand for automation in all aspects of life has majorly contributed to the growth of robots. Rising labor […] Read More

Floor Washing Robots -

Floor washing robots could soon be used to clean large industrial and commercial premises, following a European research collaboration totalling 4.2 million Euros. FLOor washing roBOT, or FLOBOT, will be a large-scale, autonomous floor washing machine, for washing the floors of supermarkets, airports and other big areas that have to be cleaned regularly. Although it can be manually started, programmed and monitored by people, there […] Read More

Robot to challenge human champion in table tennis -

Another field that belonged to only humans, is now being challenged by robots. Next month, German Table Tennis Champion, Timo Boll, will play a ping pong match against a Kuka Industrial robot. The match will take place on March 11th, 2014 and can be watched at www.kuka-timoboll.com. The show is organized to celebrate the new Kuka Robotics Factory in Shangai. The 20,000 square meter factory will manufacture […] Read More

T-Rex Robot Mower -

T-Rex is an industrial grade hybrid remote control mover produced by Evatech Inc. It uses Evatech’s patented hybrid power system, and has tracks like a tank. T-Rex can go just about anywhere. First released to the market in 2010, its primary purpose is to mow steep slopes and rough terrain. The T-Rex is safe and easy to use. Because it is remotely controlled by an […] Read More

Manufacturer robot with “common sense”: Baxter -

Humanoid Robot called Baxter was launched by Rethink Robotics at a sale price of $22,000, which was designed by an Australian robotics and artificial-intelligence expert Rodney Brooks. Baxter is a complete system and there is no need for complex programming or expensive integration. As it has behavior based intelligence, it can be easily programmed in order to do simple jobs. Baxter is trainable by non-technical […] Read More

Industrial Perception Inc.’s Robots with 3D Vision -

Robots are increasingly coming out of the lab and taking their place in the public sphere. Industrial Perception, Inc. (IPI) is one of them and the company is focused on producing mainstream robots in order to be used in America’s manufacturing and logistics. A team of software engineers from a robotics research company, Willow Garage, decided to establish IPI. The objective of IPI is to […] Read More

Robots automating solar panels -

One of the major problems with solar farms is that the static nature of panels cause a portion of the sunlight to be captured at less than optimum angles thereby reducing the output of the Solar Plant. Robotic Solar Panel tracking system manufactured by Qbotix is an autonomous and dynamic system designed to maximize Solar Panel efficiency by adjusting the angle of the panels to […] Read More

Robot Manufacturers in the world -

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 […] Read More

Investing in Telepresence robots -

A New York – US based firm, Grishin Robotics, which is known for its invetments in different types of Robotics firms, has just announced its latest investment deal a couple days ago, in the firm called Double Robotics, which builds telepresence robots. The most apparent things about the telepresence robots by Double Robitcs are, its price, which is currently $1,999 at a preorder price, and […] Read More

Robot Stock Selection -

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 […] Read More