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The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Jack Uldrich |
Are Intuitive Surgical and iRobot Just Babies? Robotic technology is still in the early stages of its development, and it will only get better. The best time for investors to jump in is when that company is young.  |
The Motley Fool November 24, 2006 Rich Smith |
The Best International Stock for 2007: Toyota Toyota rules -- and not just the road. It's the best company, period, for your international investing dollars.  |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2005 Rich Smith |
Toyota Emerges as Hybrid Kingpin The Japanese automotive titan aims for a 100%-hybrid fleet. Should investors jump on the bandwagon?  |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Jack Uldrich |
Only the Swarmanoid Survive The future of robotics may involve teams of small, cooperating droids. iRobot investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool January 6, 2005 Rich Smith |
Rise of the Machines at Toyota Forget low-cost labor. Toyota's testing no-cost labor in Japan. As a first step, the company has already introduced several dozen advanced robots.  |
InternetNews March 15, 2004 Alexander Wolfe |
Toyota's Next-Gen Computers: Robots Two-legged 'personal assistant' prototypes to be shown in Japan.  |
Popular Mechanics November 2007 Erik Sofge |
Inside Robina, Toyota's Tourguide Who Teaches Fellow Robots Robina's true mission is to help gather data that could benefit robots still in development at Toyota.  |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2011 Shubh Datta |
Toyota: Uncertainty Looms Ahead Toyota saw a decline in its profits by a whopping 77% in its last fiscal quarter.  |
The Motley Fool July 12, 2005 Rich Smith |
Riding Robots to Riches The rapidly growing field of robotics opens a brave new world of investing ideas. Toyota can turn its ideas into market-dominating products. But isn't Toyota still too big to be a Rule Breaker?  |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Jack Uldrich |
Park 'n' Save With Robots Consider some modest investments in the emerging field of robotics, then park those investments away.  |
Popular Mechanics May 20, 2008 Erik Sofge |
The Problem With Asimo: Tabloid Humanoid Is Holding Back Bots Forget what Honda's 4-ft. 3-in.-tall humanoid robot Asimo can and cannot do: When will this robot get a job?  |
Popular Mechanics February 4, 2010 Erik Sofge |
Robonaut2 Shows Real Workplace Potential For Humanoid Robots GM's goal in co-developing R2 is to eventually install similar systems in its plants, performing the kind of repetitive, ergonomically difficult jobs that might injure a human operator.  |
The Motley Fool October 25, 2011 Abantika Chatterjee |
Toyota to Go Full Steam After restoring normal production, Toyota gears up for U.S. market.  |
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 |
Ready To Buy A Home Robot? For a glimpse into the future, BusinessWeek checked out some of the most intriguing robotic developments -- things your digital home could grow to love.  |
The Motley Fool September 16, 2010 John Rosevear |
Has Ford Passed Toyota for Good? Ford's sales have surged ahead. But can they stay ahead?  |
The Motley Fool May 13, 2011 John Rosevear |
Toyota's Recovering: Bad News for Ford But the Japanese giant still faces significant headwinds.  |
IndustryWeek June 1, 2008 John Teresko |
A Robot that Can Smile or Frown MIT debuts Nexi, a robot with facial expressions.  |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2010 John Rosevear |
A Real Problem for Toyota Those recalls? Forget 'em -- Toyota has a real problem now.  |
IndustryWeek September 14, 2011 |
Robot Orders Jump 41% in North America for First Half of 2011 Automotive manufacturers and their suppliers spark growth.  |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2008 Jill Jusko |
Toyota Debuts New Robot Models The Japanese manufacturer introduces its latest additions to "partner robots" being developed to assist people in their everyday lives, but practical use for household robots remains a few years away.  |
PC Magazine December 28, 2004 Sebastian Rupley |
My Very Own Robot Want to rig your own robot? After more than a year of development, White Box Robotics is preparing to ship its 912 series of customizable robots (shown) in the first quarter of 2005.  |
IndustryWeek February 2, 2012 Josh Cable |
Auto-Industry Demand Drives Record Year for Robot Sales But the industry saw gains in other sectors as well. Sales to non-automotive customers grew 27%, led by metalworking industries (up 56%) and semiconductor/electronics/photonics (up 24%), according to the Robotic Industries Association.  |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Jack Uldrich |
iRobot Loses a Battle Shares fall following news that a major contract to supply lightweight tactical robots to the U.S. Army was awarded to a rival. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2004 Mike Cianciolo |
Toyota Smokes the Competition The leader of the Japanese auto market sets a list of records.  |
The Motley Fool October 31, 2006 Jack Uldrich |
Onward Robotic Soldiers A major Defense Department initiative could be a boon to robot manufacturers. Investors, take note.  |
PC World November 2005 Daniel Tynan |
Looking for a Few Good Bots: Robots for Work and Play The present and future of automated household machines programmed to do your bidding.  |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2005 Mike Cianciolo |
Toyota's Still the Best Automaker reports increased profits on strong global sales.  |
IndustryWeek June 1, 2008 John Teresko |
The Future is Now for the Robot Revolution The next wave of robots will be remarkably human in appearance and function.  |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005 Rich Smith |
Halloween Treat: Toyota Motors An irresistible force, with no immovable object in sight: here's why this auto maker is the tastiest treat in any investor's bucket of possibilities.  |
The Motley Fool November 8, 2011 John Rosevear |
Toyota's Profits Take a Hard Hit Natural disasters and a too-strong yen mean Toyota's challenges continue.  |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The New Age of Service Robots: From Fighting Fires to Serving Beer R2-D2 and Rosie the robot maid may be coming soon to a home, or nursing home, near you. Thanks to advances in computing and navigation technology, robots -- including sophisticated robot toys and appliances -- are now being developed to serve people directly.  |
The Motley Fool February 5, 2011 John Rosevear |
General Motors: We're (Almost) No. 1! Will this be the year GM finally overtakes Toyota?  |
IndustryWeek February 15, 2012 Josh Cable |
Industrial Robotics Expand Beyond the Automotive Industry Thanks to the maturation of robotics technology, a growing number of industries are using robots for a wider range of applications.  |
InternetNews April 4, 2006 Tim Scannell |
The Next Battlefront For Robots Military robots may be at the front lines, but researchers are now looking at ways to use them to improve medicine and elder lifestyles.  |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2006 Jill Jusko |
Toyota and Product Development How does Toyota consistently develop higher quality vehicles faster, for less cost, and at a greater profit than its competitors? The recently published "The Toyota Product Development System: Integrating People, Process, and Technology" will tell you.  |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2009 Rich Smith |
iRobot Building New Friends? Potential rivals could actually be the roboticist's newest allies.  |
The Motley Fool August 15, 2007 Jack Uldrich |
Planes, Trains, Automobiles ... and Robots? Don't dismiss the significance of the emerging robotics industry. Robotics may grow as suddenly and dramatically as previous technologies; the trick for investors will be to determine which companies will be supplying these robots.  |
The Motley Fool August 14, 2006 Jack Uldrich |
iRobot Fights for Freedom If the company can become a powerful ally for aging boomers who are seeking to stay in their homes longer, it will also become a profitable ally for investors who believe in the promise of its robotic technology.  |
The Motley Fool July 26, 2004 Rich Smith |
Toyota Doubles Down The automaker has plans to boost its Prius production. Will that be enough to maintain its market share?  |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2008 John Teresko |
What Happened to the "Auto" in Automation? Robot sales on the decline to automakers, but on the rise in other sectors.  |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2010 John Rosevear |
Ford's Stunning Leap Forward The automaker posted huge sales gains in February. Can it sustain them?  |
Home Toys June 2002 Galaasen & Hengl |
Robotic Technology Has Arrived With the increased use of microchips in equipment such as appliances, heating and cooling systems, entertainment systems, fire and burglar alarms and the general trend towards home automation, advanced personal robotics naturally follows.  |
The Motley Fool December 20, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
Changing of the Guard Toyota is set to displace GM as the world's largest auto manufacturer.  |
The Motley Fool August 14, 2007 Holmes Osborne |
Toyota? Well, Sort Of ... Toyota Industries is the original Toyota, founded in 1926; it spun off the far more familiar automotive division in 1937. Though it trades on the Pink Sheets, Toyota Industries' relatively low valuation and lucrative partial interest in its more famous offspring could make it a buy.  |
The Motley Fool June 13, 2011 John Rosevear |
A Grim Outlook for Toyota Near-term forecasts look ugly. How quickly can the automaker recover?  |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2007 Jack Uldrich |
Growing Robots From the Ground Up Patient, long-term investors are encouraged to stay abreast of trends in the robotics field because as people become more comfortable with robots, the field will grow up fast.  |
The Motley Fool February 6, 2008 Alyce Lomax |
Toyota Keeps On Truckin' Third-quarter net income and revenue increased for the automaker, but several items in the quarterly results might have investors ready to hit the brakes.  |
IEEE Spectrum June 2008 |
Slideshow: Born Bionic These robots are pushing the envelope of humanoid design -- they can play the trumpet, unload a dishwasher, and climb stairs  |
The Motley Fool November 1, 2011 John Rosevear |
Are Locusts Next for Toyota? Another natural disaster is disrupting the Japanese auto-maker's production - as its long-anticipated U.S. recovery seems to have stalled.  |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2002 John Teresko |
Robots Revolution The arrival of robots at General Motors Corp. in 1961 brought the promise of flexible automation. Today's advances in research offer robots the chance to reach their full industrial potential.  |