50 "Best" Robotics Companies?

erco

Whatever "best" means, by popular vote. I see some little guys in there (c'mon, Bossa Nova?), maybe there are only about 50 robotics companies total. Sadly, Parallax isn't listed. If we would have known about the voting, I'm sure the Forumistas would have rallied to stuff the ballot box.

http://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/rbr50

GordonMcComb

I guess it all comes down to how they define "robotics." LEGO isn't there, either. However, they do list 3D Robotics, which doesn't make robots. They make quadcopters. Not to knock 3D -- they've done some neat stuff and they're in San Diego to boot -- but full autonomy is still not legal for these in the US for consumer-rated products. My dishwasher is autonomous. I don't see Kenmore on the list.

fixmax

What's really strange to me about that list was the lack of Yaskawa/Motoman.

erco

All that goes to show how quickly things go out of whack when everybody gets to cast a vote, whether well-informed or not. As I alluded to, I wouldn't put it past any company to stuff the ballot box just to guarantee inclusion on the list. There's no such thing as bad PR!

GordonMcComb

It's all about advertising (and a little brand building too). Motoman *is* there, BTW.

xanadu

It looks like someone used a keyword search and sorted by some criteria.

3D Robotics... hahaha. Hopefully someone that can solder works there now to handle the influx of new clientele.

SRLM

I'm impressed with the Amazon robots. They look so human: http://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/company/amazon.com_inc




It looks like Amazon has made it past the uncanny valley.