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- 30 Mar 2022
- News
Working with Software Robots
- June 2025
- Case
UBTECH: AI-Driven Humanoid Robots
By: Qi Li, Bohui Zhang and Letian Zhang
Li, Qi, Bohui Zhang, and Letian Zhang. "UBTECH: AI-Driven Humanoid Robots." Harvard Business School Case 425-104, June 2025.
- 28 Sep 2023
- News
Robots Need People, Too
- 15 Jun 2018
- News
This company tames killer robots
- June 2019 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Mike LeBlanc at Cobalt Robotics
By: David Fubini
Fubini, David. "Mike LeBlanc at Cobalt Robotics." Harvard Business School Case 419-086, June 2019. (Revised August 2020.)
- December 2015 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Jibo: A Social Robot for the Home
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Christine Snively
In January 2015, Jibo Inc. had completed a raise of $25.3 million in Series A financing after a successful 2014 crowdfunding campaign for preorders of Jibo, the first social robot for the home. Over 4,800 Jibo units were preordered, generating $2.6 million in sales. On... View Details
Keywords: Business Development; Entrepreneurship; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Business Startups; Technology Industry
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Christine Snively. "Jibo: A Social Robot for the Home." Harvard Business School Case 816-003, December 2015. (Revised May 2016.)
- February 1985 (Revised January 1989)
- Teaching Note
Universal Robotics Corp., Teaching Note
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Teaching Note for (9-383-075). View Details
Keywords: Electronics Industry
- 25 Aug 2016
- News
What Building a “Jeopardy!” Robot Taught IBM About Innovation
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Mobile robots revolutionize order fulfillment
orders. Kiva’s distribution center automation technology simplifies operations and reduces costs while increasing flexibility. When orders are received, hundreds of autonomous mobile robots are directed by a complex software application... View Details
- 19 Aug 2016
- Video
What Building a “Jeopardy!” Robot Taught IBM About Innovation
- 27 Aug 2015
- News
Rise of the Robotic Workforce
- March 2016
- Teaching Plan
Jibo: A Social Robot for the Home
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Christine Snively
- 06 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?
Economics researchers have long studied how local workers respond when an industry such as steel manufacturing is squashed by obsolescence or competition. Is the region able to regenerate with new industries and workers to fill them? Do displaced workers migrate to... View Details
- 20 Jan 2021
- Podcast
Safely unleashing the power of industrial robots
The idea of uncaging industrial robots may seem like a Hollywood trope, but it refers to technology that allows manufacturers to choreograph more precise and productive interplay between robots and workers. Veo Robotics president, CEO, and co-founder, Patrick... View Details
- Editorial
Robots Can Save Us from Phone Scammers
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Robots Can Save Us from Phone Scammers." Bloomberg Opinion (October 15, 2018).
- 08 Jan 2021
- Podcast
How we can avoid the robot apocalypse
As AI and automation take on more and more sophisticated tasks, being human can look like a career liability. But not when you consider inherent advantages like our capacity to collaborate, create, and think critically. Jamie Merisotis, President and CEO of the Lumina... View Details
- April 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Teaching Note
Sony AIBO: The World's First Entertainment Robot (TN)
By: Youngme E. Moon
Teaching Note for (9-502-010). View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job
Sawyer is one of two bots that Rethink Robotics has developed for the small-business market. (courtesy of Rethink Robotics) You can tell Rethink Robotics’ products by their faces: A small, white digital screen with two expressive eyes.... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- August 2017
- Supplement
Quiet Logistics: CEO Bruce Welty Discusses New Robotics Company
By: Robert L. Simons and Jennifer Packard
This is a video supplement to Quiet Logistics A (HBS No. 115-001) and Quiet Logistics B (HBS No. 115-003). View Details
Simons, Robert L., and Jennifer Packard. "Quiet Logistics: CEO Bruce Welty Discusses New Robotics Company." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 118-701, August 2017.