Report: 3-D printing to undergo massive growth through 2020
3-D printing has been hailed as the next big thing for a while now, but as the technology continues to improve and cost decreases, it appears to be on the cusp of breaking out in a big way. Exhibit A —...
View ArticleAeroVironment UAS sales drop, funded backlog close to record
AeroVironment yesterday reported second quarter revenue of $64.9 million, down 19 percent from $80.3 million during the same period last year. However, the company also noted that its funded backlog —...
View ArticleAutomation firm PaR Systems buys motion control company
PaR Systems, a Minnesota company with expertise in material handling, aerospace manufacturing, automation and robotics, reported yesterday that it has acquired the major assets of Atlanta-based...
View ArticleNew Robo-Stox ETF surpasses $25 million in managed assets
As of the end of November, following its first full month of operation, the Robo-Stox Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF has amassed more than $25 million in assets under management, its founders...
View ArticleMazor will join two top indexes on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Mazor Robotics reported today that, effective Dec. 15, it will be included in both the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) Top 75 and Top 100 indexes. The Top 75 index, or TA-75, is a share index of the 75...
View ArticleGoogle adds Boston Dynamics to stable of robotic acquisitions
The New York Times, which confirmed earlier this month that Google has been quietly buying up robotics companies, reports that the search giant has added an eighth acquisition to the mix: Boston...
View ArticleReport says Schaft co-founder opened Japanese start-up fund
According to a report from Bloomberg yesterday, Takashi Kato, co-founder of recent Google acquisition and DARPA Robotics Challenge winner Schaft Inc., has opened a fund to invest in new technology from...
View ArticleIntuitive Surgical down in Q4, sees 4% growth year-over-year
Intuitive Surgical today announced preliminary fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results, which showed that following a year in which the company faced mounting criticism over aggressive...
View ArticleRobotic exoskeleton maker goes public, raises $20.6M
Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc. yesterday completed an alternative public offering in which Ekso Bionics Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of the company and simultaneously completed a $20.6 million...
View ArticleRobot arm to ring NASDAQ bell for launch of Robo-Stox index
In another first for robot-kind, a UR5 robot arm from Universal Robots will ring the NASDAQ closing bell on Tuesday to mark the launch of the Robo-Stox Global Robotics and Automation Index...
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