Collaborative Robotics (Cobot)
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Santa Clara maker of Proxie, a non-humanoid collaborative mobile robot for warehouses, hospitals and factories; US$140M raised (Series B April 2024).
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HD Hyundai Robotics Pushes Humanoid AI Into Its Cobot Line
HD Hyundai Robotics' CTO says physical AI developed for its prototype humanoid will be re-engineered into its HDC collaborative robots, as the company targets over half of Korea's high-payload cobot market by 2030.
Rainbow Robotics Signs an Ohio Integrator to Service Its US Cobots
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FANUC's new CRX Structural Column Welding System lets one operator run four collaborative robots to weld structural steel columns on construction sites, targeting the labor shortage that has made skilled welders scarce and expensive.
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Why Investors Are Betting Big on the Collaborative Robot Sector
Capital is flowing into collaborative robotics faster than the sector's modest revenue base would seem to justify. A private Chinese cobot maker just raised RMB 600 million (about USD 84 million), the listed pure play grew revenue 31.7 percent in 2025 yet still runs at a loss, and Western incumbent demand remains cyclical. In the closing analysis of our ten-part cobot series, we examine the verified market data behind the enthusiasm, map where the money moved in the first half of 2026, weigh the risks from tariffs to price erosion, and score the three ways investors can actually get exposure, so procurement leaders understand why their supplier market is crowded, subsidised, and unusually favourable to buyers.
Total Cost of Ownership: The Real Price of a Collaborative Robot
A complete financial picture of cobot ownership beyond the invoice, with all prices explicitly denominated (USD model; RMB and GBP anchors): integration and safety validation under ISO 10218-2:2025, training and wage time, maintenance and spare parts, downtime exposure, depreciation and end-of-life economics, assembled into an original three-scenario five-year total cost of ownership model showing why the sticker price is a minority of the real cost, set against the WAIC 2026 procurement wave.
The Buyer's Guide to Sourcing a Collaborative Robot
A practical procurement playbook for collaborative robots covering the specifications that separate suppliers, a seven-question due-diligence checklist, lead time and supply chain exposure, the 2025 rewrite of ISO 10218 and R15.06, a total cost of ownership preview, and an original five-dimension sourcing readiness matrix.
Future Trends: The Next 3 Years of Collaborative Robot Innovation
The next three years of cobot progress will be defined less by arm mechanics than by safer integration, perception, retasking, and bounded AI workflows. This buyer roadmap separates practical procurement priorities from research-stage claims.
The Global Battle for Collaborative Robot Market Share: China vs the West
An analytical review of China's rise in collaborative robotics, exploring how domestic supply chains, policy drivers, and scale are reshaping global procurement options and the competitive balance between Chinese, European, and Japanese manufacturers.
Top 5 Collaborative Robot Manufacturers in 2026: Who Dominates and Who Is Gaining
The 2026 collaborative robot market does not have one undisputed leader because manufacturers disclose their performance on different bases. Some report cobot revenue, while larger automation groups combine collaborative and conventional robots. A credible ranking must therefore consider ecosystem strength, product breadth, service reach, geographic momentum, commercial scale, and disclosure quality, rather than comparing headline revenue alone.
ROBOTS BUILT BY COLLABORATIVE ROBOTICS (COBOT)
Milestones
| Year | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Raised a US$100 million Series B in April 2024 (total funding over US$140 million) from Sequoia, General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital and Mayo Clinic; launched Proxie publicly in November 2024. | Source |
| 2023 | Raised a US$30 million Series A in July 2023. | Source |
| 2022 | Founded in Santa Clara by former Amazon Robotics VP Brad Porter. | Source |
LEADERSHIP
Brad Porter (Founder & CEO)