Dobot
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| Industry | Automation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | China |
Area served | USA, Germany, Japan |
| Products | Industrial cobots, Educational cobots |
| Website | https://www.dobot-robots.com/ |
Dobot ranked No.1 Collaborative Robot exporter in China, is one of the leading global providers of collaborative robots and the creator of desktop-grade robotic arms. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Shenzhen, China. Dobot cobots and solutions are widely used in the manufacturing, education, healthcare, and new retailing sectors, enabling manufacturing automation, industry transformation and AI robotics talents cultivation. Today, Dobot's cobots and solutions can be found in automation in over 100 countries and regions.
History[edit]
Dobot company was founded in June 2015 by Jerry Liu. In October 2015 of that year, the company launched a Kickstarter campaign for a desktop robotic arm called Dobot. The campaign was successful, raising over $600,000 more than the initial goal of $36,000.[1][2] The success of the Kickstarter campaign led to an additional $3 million of third-round funding for the startup in April 2016, making it one of the most valuable robotics startups in China.[3]
By March 2017, the company had expanded to have 96 employees.[2] That year, a calligraphy performance by the Dobot Magician was featured in the CCTV New Year's Gala broadcast, drawing further publicity.[4][5]
By 2023, Dobot is expanding its network to global and 72,000 Dobot robots are deployed around the world.
Robotic Products[edit]
In 2015, Dobot launched the world's first lightweight desktop-grade robotic arm.
In 2016, Dobot released the Dobot Magician, which allows precision writing and laser engraving.[2][6]
Dobot Scara M1, which also premiered in 2016, features two toolheads, with the options of a gripper hand, a suction cup, a 3D printer, a 4th axis attachment, or a laser engraver. The M1 can be programmed by a manual learning mode or through coding and is intended primarily for industrial use by small businesses.[7][2][8]
In 2019, Dobot launched Dobot CR5, a no-code, adaptive and all-perceptible 6-axis collaborative robot.
In 2020, Dobot launched Dobot CR3, CR10, CR16 and became the first company to have products with payloads of 0.5kg to 16kg in the industry. The world's first desktop-grade cobot MG400 was rolled out the same year.
In 2022, Dobot announced the new 6-axis Nova series, expanding service to the new retailing.
In 2023, Dobot launched the industrial-grade educational robot Magician E6 and CRA series. [1]
Awards[edit]
In 2017, Dobot was awarded a Certificate of High&New Technological Enterprise.
In 2018, Dobot Magician was awarded the CES 2018 INNOVATION AWARD and 2018 Red Dot Design Award.
In 2019, Dobot was awarded the Capek Prize for Technological Innovation. Dobot CR5 and Magician won the Red Star Award.
In 2020, Dobot Magician Lite was awarded the Germany IF INNOVATIVE DESIGN Award.
In 2023, Dobot Magician E6 received German Ret Dot Design Award.
References[edit]
- ^ Olewitz, Chloe. "This programmable robotic arm is basically your own personal JARVIS." Yahoo News. October 27, 2015. Accessed April 13, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Sin, Ben. "Chinese Robotics Start-Up Used Tech From Its Robot Arms To Make A Super Steady Gimbal". Forbes. April 25, 2017. Accessed April 13, 2018.
- ^ Noda, Tomas S. "Dobot-maker Yuejiang raises $3m in third round funding". Deal Street Asia. April 20, 2016. Accessed April 13, 2018.]
- ^ Hui, Lu. "China Focus: Can robots replace humans in the art world? " Xinhua. August 25, 2017. Accessed April 13, 2018.
- ^ Onawole, Habeeb. "World Robot Conference Plays Host To Da Vinci & Beethoven". Gizmo China. August 2017. Accessed April 13, 2018.
- ^ "DOBOT Educational Robotic Show at BETT 2018". Markets Insider. January 26, 2018. Accessed April 13, 2018.
- ^ Kamps, Haje Jan. "Dobot is crowdfunding a robot that laser-engraves, 3D prints and much more". Tech Crunch. November 30, 2016. Accessed April 13, 2018.
- ^ Marks, Gene. "10 things in technology you may have missed last month ". Accounting Today. January 11, 2017. Accessed April 13, 2018.