It takes the military to spawn robotics
Sometimes a company is founded because it stumbles upon a niche that it can fill better than any other company. Such a company is RE2. Founded by Jorgen Pedersen as a contract engineering house to fill a need for unmanned systems...
Automation is now
Many successful businesses today optimize the mix of humans, robots, and algorithms. Robots have been around for years in industrial uses. More recently, robots have found new uses solving real-world problems…creating great...
Moving past robotics – it’s all about the market
Eric Close, CEO of RedZone Robotics is adamant: “It’s not about robotics; it’s about business!” RedZone is proving that there is a market for what robots can do. It has taken a long time to get there, but the future of this...
Robotics in medicine
Robotics in healthcare is one of the next big waves of innovation. There are only four public healthcare device companies with a base in robotics: Accuray (CyberKnife® and TomoTherapy® Systems for radiation oncology), Hansen...
The world needs robots
Rodney Brooks knows about robots. He should – he co-founded the most well-known robotics company, iRobot Corp (Nasdaq: IRBT), which had revenues of almost $466M in 2011. Rodney is a leader in the field of robotics...