External press release
10 Sep 2019

Gerben Hilboldt appointed as CTO of Koolen Industries
Electric vehicle specialist Gerben Hilboldt has been appointed as chief technology officer of the Dutch clean energy solutions conglomerate Koolen Industries.
12 Dec 2018

Yamaha Motors invests in robotic exoskeleton for skiers
Roam Robotics, a company building robotic exoskeletons to enhance strength, speed and endurance for everyday people announced it has completed a $12 million Series A.
Full profile interview
11 Sep 2018

Kray Technologies
Kray Technologies provide drone spraying of agricultural fields and products.
8 May 2018

New versus Old Robotics: How everything is changing
In this article, we will describe the upcoming transformation in the world of robotics. This analysis is drawn from our report New Robotics and Drones 2018-2038: Technologies, Forecasts, Players
17 Apr 2018

Powering up agricultural automation
Robotics Plus Ltd announced that they have secured investment from Yamaha Motor Co Ltd to power up agricultural automation.
15 Mar 2018

Agricultural robotics and drones: diversity of functions, forms
Our research, published in Agricultural Robots and Drones 2018-2038: Technologies, Markets and Players, describes how robotics is transforming the world of agriculture. Indeed, our previous articles have described agricultural robotics and drones could become a $28Bn and $35B industry by 2028 and 2038, respectively. In this article, we seek to demonstrate the diversity of functions, forms and fortunes that exists, and will continue to exist, in agricultural robotics.
24 Nov 2017

Composite materials for the automotive sector - who needs who more?
It is hard to avoid the topic of the automotive sector within the composite industry, but of late there has been a shift in the rhetoric from when the large uptake will happen to whether it will happen at all.
3 May 2017

Stretchable electronics: everything you need to know
Stretchable Electronics is a term that conceals great diversity. Indeed, it is an umbrella term that refers to a whole host of emerging electronic materials, components and devices that exhibit some degree of mechanical stretchability.
22 Sep 2016

Robotics is the future of agrochemicals business
Crop protection, chemicals and robotics at first appear totally unrelated, yet IDTechEx Research finds that steady improvements in agricultural robotics will, slowly but surely, fundamentally alter the crop protection chemicals business.
Background
4 Aug 2016

Precision Hawk
Precision Hawk was established in 2010 in Toronto, Canada. The original focus of the company was to do precise remote sensing of data followed by data processing/analysis to provide actionable recommendations to farmers
25 Jul 2016

Mexican whale sharks and electric vehicles
The pollution situation with large ships is appalling. The 15 largest ships in the world emit as much nitrogen oxide and sulphur oxide as the world's 760 million cars.
12 Jul 2016

Autonomous unmanned compact electric survey craft
Yamaha Motor Co Ltd has announced the development of an autonomous unmanned compact electric survey craft.
6 Nov 2015

Electric vehicles harvest more power
"Many land, water and airborne electric vehicles harvest all the energy they need. They never plug in. It is the way of the future" says IDTechEx Chairman Dr Peter Harrop.
17 Jul 2015

Electric vehicles harvest more power
Many land, water and airborne electric vehicles harvest all the energy they need. They never plug in. It is the way of the future.
3 Apr 2015

Crossover motorcycles in new multi-billion dollar market
The new IDTechEx report, "Electric Motorcycles and Three Wheel Electric Vehicles 2015-2025" reveals gaps in the market as e-motorcycles and their three wheel derivatives become a multi-billion dollar market. One gap is the crossover between bikes and motorcycles created as a premium-priced product.
2 Feb 2015

Electric Vehicle Motors Rise to Two per Vehicle - Creates $144 Billion
The motor market is doubling in value even over the underlying fast growth of the electric vehicle business, whether hybrid or pure electric.
10 Oct 2014

IDTechEx: Electric Vehicles - A $533 billion credible prospect
Electric Vehicles on a roll, with the global market forecast for all hybrid and pure electric vehicles expected to exceed $533 billion in 2025.
22 Aug 2014

IDTechEx reveals multi-billion dollar market for electric motorcycles
Savvy participants in the electric vehicles business see beyond the obvious e-bikes, e-cars and e-buses where little money is made. The other half of the value market is where most of the profits will be made and it is replete with new sub-markets coming from nowhere.
26 Feb 2014

Yamaha uses Zytek's new electric powertrain for city concept vehicle
Zytek's new high-efficiency electric powertrain has been selected for Yamaha's innovative MOTIV.e city car concept.
Full profile interview
26 Nov 2013

GOVECS GmbH
GOVECS GmbH was founded on the 9th January 2009 in Munich. The company designs, manufactures and commercializes electric scooters.
They have won several prices, the Scooter of the year in 2011 and 2012 and the eCarTec Award, as well in both years, 2011 and 2012.