Robotics

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is mostly responsible for setting an unofficial $15 per hour minimum wage, and this could be a bigger problem for retail companies than tariffs, according to sector expert Jan Kniffen. What Happened Retailers who pay their employees close to $15 per hour will find it...

The ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (NASDAQ: ROBO), the first exchange traded fund dedicated to the robotics investment theme, is celebrating another milestone. ROBO, which tracks the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index, will soon celebrate its fifth birthday and has more than $...

Jack Wu is the co-founder and CEO of a robotic aerial security company: Nightingale Security. He grew up in a military family and, while other kids were watching cartoons, his dad had him watch military documentaries with him – because they only had one TV. “My passion for military...

BlackRock, Inc.'s (NYSE: BLK) iShares unit, the world's largest issuer of exchange traded funds, entered the artificial intelligence and robotics arena Thursday with a new ETF. The iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF (NYSE:IRBO) is the newest iShares ETF and the issuer's...

While it has cooled a bit after a scorching hot 2017, the artificial intelligence and robotics trade still offers plenty of long-term allure. And short-term traders looking to play a rebound in robotics now have a new option to consider. The Daily Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Automation...

Among thematic exchange-traded funds, two of the most popular focus on the artificial intelligence and robotics investment themes. At least one ETF issuer thinks there's room for another artificial intelligence and robotics fund. Illinois-based First Trust on Thursday plans to launch the First...

When last we visited the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ: BOTZ), it was early November. At that time, BOTZ was well on its way to becoming one of 2017's best-performing and fastest-growing exchange traded funds. BOTZ finished 2017 with a 58-percent gain, good for one...

Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER), a supplier of automation equipment for test and industrial applications, has seen its stock soar more than 70 percent since 2017 began, prompting at least one investor to call an end to the rally. The Analyst Deutsche Bank's Sidney Ho downgraded Teradyne's...

With the emergence of 3-D holographic engine models and windshield-projected driving directions, industry as we know it is being upended. Technology is enabling technology that produces technology, yielding a new paradigm. “We are moving from a place to a pace,” Howard Heppelmann,...

Beware the sirens. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s Siri and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)’s Alexa are quieting concerns over robot integration and winning consumers’ welcome. A proliferation of digital assistants corresponded with a marginal increase in American comfort with robots...