TopRoboticsCompaniesContinuetoInnovate,GrowMarket2O19RBR50COMPANYROBOTICSBUSINESSREVIEW2roboticsbusinessreview.comTABLEOFCONTENTSAGROWINGMARKETWHAT’SDIFFERENTTHISYEAREXPANDINGOUR“COMPANIESWE’REWATCHING”LISTGOINGSLIGHTLYBEYOND50“COMPANIES”ONEMORETHING…THE2019RBR50WINNERSCOMPONENTSCOBOTSAUTONOMOUSMOBILEROBOTSPIECE-PICKING&AIAUTONOMOUSVEHICLESAERIALROBOTS(AKADRONES)AUTONOMYSOFTWAREINDUSTRIALAUTOMATION,ROBOTICSHEALTHCAREORSERVICEROBOTSINFRASTRUCTURESUPPORTFORROBOTICSNOTABLETRANSACTIONSAMONGTHERBR50COMPANIESWE’REWATCHINGSPONSOREDBY3roboticsbusinessreview.com2019RBR50:TOPROBOTICSCOMPANIESCONTINUETOINNOVATE,GROWMARKETSuccesscomesinmanyflavorsforroboticscompaniesaroundtheworld.ByKeithShaw,RoboticsBusinessReview,andJohnSantagate,IDCStartingandgrowinganybusinessisdifficult,butwhenyou’reinanemergingmarketsuchasrobotics,automation,orartificialintelligence,thehighsarehigherandthelowscanbelower.Themeteoricriseofnewcompaniesandcompetition,alongwithrecordinvestmentsandhighdemandfrompotentialcustomers,canleadtodistractionforeventhemoststalwartentrepreneur.Throwinanintensespotlightfromamedialookingtomakeheadlinesaroundthenegativesofrobotics,andyouhavearecipeforpotentialdisasterateveryturn.Yetthetopcompaniesintheroboticsfieldcontinuetostayfocusedontheirmission–buildingrobots,softwareandservicesthatenablecompaniestooptimizetheirprocesses,improveefficiencies,becomemoreprofitable,orsolvehumanworkerlaborshortages.Forthepasteightyears,theRBR50hasprovidedtheroboticsindustrywithitsownspotlightontheleadersintherobotics,AI,andautonomyindustry.RoboticsBusinessReviewhasresearchedhundredsofcompaniesinthespaceacrossnumerousrobotcategories.AlongwithnewpartnerIDC,thepremierglobalproviderofmarketintelligenceandadvisoryservicesacrosstechnologymarkets,weareconfidentthatthisyear’sRBR50lististhemostcomprehensivesetofroboticscompaniesworthfollowing.AGROWINGMARKETTheroboticsindustryshowsnosignofslowingdownintheyearsahead.Mostforecastsinmultipleroboticsandautomationpredictstronggrowth,includin...