One of 10 Women Shaping the Future of Robotics in 2025
Jun 17, 2025 — If you had told me as a child that I would one day be named one of the 10 Women Shaping the Future of Robotics, I’m not sure I would have believed you. But looking back, the signs were there from the very beginning.
One of 10 Women Shaping the Future of Robotics in 2025
May 20, 2025 — I studied computer science at university, and after joining Yaskawa in 1991, I spent much of the time working in the Robot Division to develop software for robot controllers. Specifically, I worked on the development of programming pendants for human operation of robots and the opening function of robot controllers.
One of 10 Women Shaping the Future of Robotics in 2025
May 06, 2025 — Hello, my name is Kateryna Portmann, and I am truly honored to be recognized as one of the women shaping the future of robotics. My journey into this field began in Ukraine, where I was raised in an environment where there were no limits on what boys and girls could achieve.
One of 10 Women Shaping the Future of Robotics in 2025
Apr 14, 2025 — Despite the growing number of women in China’s scientific community, now at around 40 million, women remain underrepresented in leadership positions, accounting for only 10 percent.
Feb 19, 2025 — For decades, technology has reshaped job markets throughout the world, often strengthening the relative position of the highly educated and skilled and those performing non-routine tasks.
Global market development in vacuum cleaning robots from 2001 to today
Jan 23, 2025 — With more than 2 million units sold alone in 2023, floor cleaning robots account for close to 57% of domestic service robots and remain a major pillar of domestic service robots. Today, we see a fully mature market for domestic floor cleaning robots. This has not always been like that…
Jan 15, 2025 — In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, sustainability has emerged as a crucial directive for manufacturing industries worldwide. One of the most transformative strategies to achieve this goal is the incorporation of automated product disassembly into the design process.
Jan 15, 2025 — It is an exciting time for mobile robotics. Global events, technological advancements, and changing market conditions are increasingly influencing our industry. The growing labor shortage on the customer side further drives the topic of automation, and thus mobile robotics.
Events
CORA 2026
September 28- September 29, 2026
Conference on Robots and Automation
MTM & Robotics 2026 International Conference
October 15- October 17, 2026
Joint International Conference
GREx Global Tech Expo 2026
October 22- October 25, 2026
ROBONEXT
December 02- December 04, 2026
European Robotics Forum 2027
March 02- March 04, 2027
18th European Robotics Forum 2027
Automate 2027
May 10- May 13, 2027
The latest in robotics, machine vision, AI, motion control, and more
World Robotics - Industrial Robots: Global Robot Demand in Factories Doubles Over 10 Years
The new World Robotics 2025 statistics on industrial robots showed 542,000 robots installed in 2024 - more than double the number 10 years ago. Annual installations topped 500,000 units for the fourth straight year. Asia accounted for 74% of new deployments in 2024, compared with 16% in Europe and 9% in the Americas.
World Robotics - Service Robots See Global Growth Boom
In 2024, worldwide sales of professional service robots grew by 9%, medical robots by 91%, and service robots for consumer use by 11%. More than 199,000 units for professional service robots and close to 16,700 units of medical robots sold were registered by the IFR Statistical Department.
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