Mobile Robots Grow Up

April 2, 2019

Driven by market needs, particularly in warehousing and logistics, the market for mobile robots will be strong in 2019 and for several years thereafter, according to researchers. 2018 was a year with a lot of pilot programs, said John Santagate, IDC research director, commercial robots at International Data Corporation (IDC). By the end of the year, we were talking to many of the major players and they were having new programs go live every week. The gravity of that situation can’t be overlooked.

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