18 Dec 2023
The Continued Rise of the Robotics Industry Over the Next Decade
Due to rising labor costs and labor shortages, coupled with the surge in e-commerce and logistics demands, the mobile robotics market is rapidly expanding. IDTechEx's forecast indicates that the annual market size for mobile robotics in logistics and delivery is set to approach US$150 billion, marked by a robust double-digit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next two decades.
Full profile interview: SWOT
4 Nov 2022
Mitsubishi Electric — Cooperative Robot
Innovation Map
2 Aug 2022
Overview of Commercialized Cobots
Innovation roadmap for the report 'Collaborative Robots (Cobots) 2023-2043: Technologies, Players & Markets'.
Full profile interview: SWOT
25 Jul 2022
NEURA Robotics: Cognitive Collaborative Robots with AI
Update
25 Jul 2022
Universal Robots — The Largest Cobot Player
Universal Robots are touted as the creator of the collaborative robot. Based in Denmark, the business has now been acquired by Teledyne. Universal Robots have sold over 50,000 cobots into various industries and are the largest player in the cobot market.
Background
22 Jul 2022
Harmonic Drive SE — Mechanical Parts for Automation Devices
Harmonic Drive were established based on the invention of the strain wave gear by Walton Musser in 1955. Originally designed for space applications, the unique characteristics of this gear principle — including zero backlash, compactness, and high reduction in one stage — quickly gained acceptance in other industries and made the company rapidly expand.
Update interview
19 Jul 2022
Denso — New Market Player in the Cobot Industry
Denso is well known for being a global automotive component manufacturer. It has a subsidiary, Denso Wave, that produces robots, automatic identification devices (barcode readers and related products), and programmable logic controllers. IDTechEx met Denso at Automatica 2022, where the company demonstrated its industrial robots and collaborative robots.
Full profile interview: SWOT
12 Jul 2022
Yaskawa — Leading Player of Industrial and Collaborative Robots
Full profile interview: SWOT
6 Jun 2022
Bruker Alicona
Full profile interview: SWOT
20 May 2022
Vikaso Robotics
Full profile interview: SWOT
12 May 2022
F&P Personal Robotics
Background
9 May 2022
Universal Robots
Headquartered in Odense, Denmark, Universal Robots was founded in 2005, specializing in industrial automation in a variety of industrial fields. Universal Robots' main products include UR3e, UR5e, UR10e, and UR16e. Universal Robots is one of the leading players in the collaborative robots world.
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Update
3 Nov 2021
OnRobot A/S
IDTechEx spoke to OnRobot at the event Robotics and Automation 2021. OnRobot - headquartered in Odense, Denmark - is an end-effector tooling producer for a range of robots, and now has about 200 employees.
Update interview
2 Nov 2021
RARUK
IDTechEx spoke to Ross Lacy, mobile robot product manager at RARUK
automation. They employ about 30 people, generating an average annual turnover of 15-20 million USD in recent years. RARUK is a robotic solution distributor for many types of robotics products, but the primary ones are collaborative robots from Universal Robots, mobile robots from Mobile Industrial Robot (MiR), and robots and components from Robotiq.
External press release
1 Dec 2020
Ultimaker Appoints Jürgen von Hollen as Chief Executive Officer
Ultimaker appointed Jürgen von Hollen as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Jos Burger, who will retire and join the Supervisory Board. This change will be effective on January 1, 2021.