Frank Tobe, The Robot Report

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Agricultural industry needs to become more vertical and automated

January 9, 2017

Workforce Development

Robots’ impact on global economy projected to increase

Robotics industry: September fundings, acquisitions, failures

August fundings, acquisitions, and failures in the robotics industry

July fundings, acquisitions, and failures in the robotics industry in 2016

Signapore testing on-demand robot taxis

August 21, 2016

June fundings, acquisitions, and failures in the robotics industry in 2016

July 23, 2016

Tech group exploring the meaning of a robot

June 22, 2016

Industrial robot companies investing in the cloud and Big Data

June 17, 2016

Siri CEO Dag Kittlaus demonstrated Viv, which is an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that enables developers to distribute their products through an intelligent, conversational interface. Courtesy: The Robot Report

Artificial intelligence that programs itself to change the conversation

May 28, 2016

Filling the technology gap in the warehouse

May 18, 2016

Collaborative robot companies are broadening their market and influence

March 27, 2016

Flying robots communicate, artificial intelligence used for data analytics

March 6, 2016

This Mercedes concept sedan, which drove autonomously around the Las Vegas Strip and on the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) stage, is an example of a self-driving vehicle, which has become a major priority for traditional and non-traditional automakers. C

Self-driving vehicles a priority for automakers

March 5, 2016

The IFR's World Robotics Industrial Robots review predicts that robot sales will double to around 400,000 by 2018 with the Asian market comprising more than half of all global sales. Courtesy: The Robot Report

Strong growth projected for industrial robot industry

December 18, 2015

Cognition processing will be at the forefront of business computing within ten years, according to Robert High, the CTO of IBM's Watson Group, in his keynote speech at RoboBusiness. Courtesy: The Robot Report

Business computing to focus more on cognition processing

December 14, 2015

There is broad recognition within the business world of the value of robotics and that growing awareness is spreading to the media and financial community. (photos courtesy of respective companies, except lower right by CFE Media)

What’s hot in robotics? Four trends to watch

July 5, 2015