An SVB report on “The Future of Robotics: An Inside View on Innovation in Robotics” discusses investment trends, maturing Industry 4.0 technologies and applications, and

2011 is a pivotal year for industrial and service robots. In fact, we may see the marriage of industrial with service robots to be used as assistants in manufacturing. The recent launches in Europe of pi4-robotics’ workerbot and Japan’s Motoman’s two-armed headless robot, and the anticipated 2011 launch in the U.S. of Heartland Robotics’ factory…