Investing in Robotics

About the Course:

Robots have application in markets ranging from agriculture to defense; from automotive to health care; and, from manufacturing to consumer goods. It is estimated that the global industrial robotics market alone shall be worth $32.9 billion by 2017.

This session discusses the trends, growth drivers, challenges to growth and detailed segmentation analysis impacting the robotics industry.

Highlights from this session include:

  • Analysis of the most promising segments of the robotics industry, namely robotic applications in:
    • Manufacturing
    • Medical
    • Health Care
    • Agriculture
    • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • A discussion of the challenges in connection with robotics becoming more pervasive:
    • Robust 3D perception
    • Planning and navigation
    • Human-like dexterous manipulation
    • Intuitive human-robot interaction
    • Safe robot behavior
    • Cultural fear of robots

    • Also discussed are issues relating to funding robotics and the total cost of utilizing robots in manufacturing.

    Course Leader: Frank Tobe, Owner & Publisher, The Robot Report

    Frank Tobe is the owner and publisher of The Robot Report. After selling his business and retiring from 25+ years as consultant to the Democratic National Committee and major presidential, senatorial, congressional, mayoral campaigns and initiatives all across the U.S., Canada and internationally, he has energetically pursued a new career in researching and investing in robotics.

    "Early in 2008, in a personal effort to learn about the robotics industry and the future of robotics, with an eye toward selectively investing in publicly-traded and privately owned robotics businesses, I began an intensive research project that took me to Japan, Korea, China, Switzerland, Germany and all over the Internet. My eyesight has suffered but not my mind. I love what I'm doing and finding out and, in an effort to share my research, I set up this website, The Robot Report, to track the business of robotics. Early in 2009 I set up the Everything-Robotic blog to supplement The Robot Report with periodic in-depth personal insights."

    Frank is also a panel member for Robohub's Robotics by Invitation series. Robohub is a Swiss-based online platform that brings together leading communicators in robotics research, start-ups, business, and education from around the world.

    Course Length: Approx. 1.0 hours

    $175.00 PER USER

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    Need help purchasing this course? Please contact Neomi Barazani at 609-919-1895 ext. 100 or at info@bdacademy.com.