The Robolliance is Dead
The Robolliance has died.
Formed 2 years ago to fanfare, the robots-focused marketing machine is no more, having slipped quietly away sometime in the first half of 2018. When originally launched IPVM covered that the Robolliance, if not actual robots, had arrived.
The past 2 years have been rocky for robots, primarily around (non-Robolliance member) Knightscope, who has drawn significant attention and criticism.
IPVM spoke with Sharp, the founder of the Alliance, PSA, the main promoter of the alliance, a competitor who considered the Robolliance a 'sham' and multiple companies bullish about the future of security robots.
- Look At What Happened To the Robolliance
- Feedback From Alliance's Backers And Leaders
- Tracing The Last Days
- Discuss The Outlook For Robots In The Industry Today
What ******** ** *** ********?
**** ***** **** *****, *** ******* funder *** ******, ***** **** *** Security *******, ** *** ***********:
***** *** ************ *** ******** ******* in *** **. **** ******** *** Intellos ******* *** *********** ********* ******* ... ********* *** ******** ** *** Sharp ***** *** ******** ******* (********* the ******** ******* *** *********** ********* program): ***** *** ******** **** ******** by ******* [**** ** ****** *********]. As **** *** ***** *****-******** ************ Foxconn ***** * *** ** **** carefully ********* ***** *** *** ******** product ********* ** **** ** ***** they ****** ** **** *** ***** merged *****-******* ******** *** **********. ** was ******* **** *****/******* ***** ** focusing ** ***** ********** *** **** particular ******** *** *** ** **** with **** *** ******.
*************** ***** ** ******** ****.
***** **** ******* *** ********** **** IPVM **** **** ******** *&* *** focused ** *** ********* ******** ********:
*** ******** ********* ** *** ******* was ** ***** * ********* ** the ************* *** ******** ** ********** vehicles. ****** ** *** ***** ******** to ** ** *********** *******, ** believe ** ******** **** ****.
***** *** *** **** ** *** feel *******'* ******** ** *** ********* and *** *********** ********* ***** ** the ******** *** ****** ** *** security ********:
** ** ***********, *** * ******* of ***** ********** ******** **** ***** types ** ********* ********* **** ** made. **** ******** ** ** ** way * ********** ** *** ******* and ******* ** *** ********* *** this ******** *** ******, *** ****** an ******** ******** ********** ******** ** focus ** ***** ***** ** ******* business *********** **** ***** **** *** new ******* ********* *** ******.
Tracing *** **** ****
** ** ****, ** ****** **** the *********** *** ***** ****** **** that ****** *******, ****** ** * ***-*** **** ** Newswire *********** ******** *** ***** *****:
*******, * **** *****, ***** ** a ****** ***** ** ****. ***, the *********** ******* *****.***********.************ *******'* **** *******. * ****** ****** *** "***********" returns ** *********** ******* ** ******** Sales & ***********,*** *********** ******. *** **** *********: "**** *** quarterly ****** *******, *********** ******, **** offer ********* ******* ******** ** *******-****** experts ** ******* *** ****** ** the ********** ******** ***********." *********** ********* *** ****** ** ******** ** 2017:
*** ********* *** * ****** ** ** April ** ****:
** ***** *** **** * ** 2018 *******.
Bill ******* (*** ******** *******)
**** ***** ******* ******** **************** *** *** **** ******* [**** no ****** *********] ***** **** **** wrong:
*** ***** *********** ****’* ** **** well. ** **** ***** ********** *****'* go **** ****, *** **** ******* like ******** ... ** ******* *** leadership ** *** ******** ** ************. It’s *** ****** ** ******** ... We’re *** *** **** ******. ******** is *** *** ***** ** **** a ******.
******* *** **** ***** ** ***** with *****'* ********** **** **** ********* was *** * ****-****:
* ***** ******* **’* * ****** of ****, *** **. **** ** not *****, *** ** **** ****** the **** ***** ***** ************* **** years *** *** ** **** ****** "Is ****** ***** ** ****?" *** now ** ****. ***** ***** **** logically. ******** *********** ** ******* ********. It ***’* ******** *** ** *** ordinary *** ***** ********** ** ******* robotics ... *** ***** ******** ** an *********. **’** *** **** **** smarter ** **** **** ****** **** other **********. ** **** ****** **. It’s **** * ****** ** ****. Our ****** ** *** *********** ** the ****: *** *********. **** **** with *****. *** ** *** ***** edge.
Mike ******* (******** **** *****'* ******** ******** *********)
**** ******* [**** ** ****** *********] was *****'* ****** ******** ***** ********, Robotics ********* *-*** ***** **** ** 2018. **'* **** ******* ******** ******** at **** ******* ***** **** ****. Kobelin ***** **** **** ***** ****** and *** **** **** ** ********* at *****:
*'* **** ******* ** *** ****** of ******** ** ********. *** ***** product **** ***** ******* ** *** industry, ******—*** *-***—****’* ***** **** *** market ******. ** *** * ***** product, *** ****** ****'* **** **.
Steve ******** (
**** ***** **** *** ******* ***** Reinharz [**** ** ****** *********] *** was *** ********* *** *********** **** away:
**** ** ****, ** *** ********* a ****. ***** *** ** *********** to **. ** ***** ** **** you ********** ** ** ******* **** and ******* ***** *** ***** **** was.
******** ***** ******* ***** **** **** all ****** ***** ******** ** **** Q1:
** ***** **** **** ***** ***** of ****. * *** * ****** calls **** **** ** ***** ********* who ****** ** ******* ********** **** us.
***** **** **** ****** ***** ******** to **** ** ******** ***** **** figured *** **** *** ******* ** a ******** ***** **.
***’* ******* ** **** ******* ** 2018. **’** ***** **** ** **** before ** *** ******** ***********. **’** sitting ****** *** **’** ******** "**** can ** ****** **** ****** **** that *** **** ** **** *****? Well ****** **** * ******* ** wash ******!" *** ** ***** **** that * *********** *****. ** *** end ** ** ** ** ***** of ***********, *** ***** **** * thing **** **** *** **** ** the ********. ** ***** ***** ** I ***’* **** *** **** *****. Robots *** ****** **** ****** ** development **** ***’* **** * **** yet. * ***** ** * ***** until *** **** ** * ********** ... ** *’* ********** * ******** robot, * ***’* **** ** ** do *** *** ****** * ***** can **. * **** ** ** do * *** ******** ******. * humanoid ******** *****? ***** ********, *********, yeah. *** *****’* ******** * ****** way ** ** ** **** **** there’s * ****** *** ** **** a *********** ***** **** ****** ** be ******** *** **** ** * plate *** **** ***** **** **.
Other ****** ** ******
** ***** ******** ****** ******* ******* ("***** **** Robots **** ******—** ******") **** *****'* another ****** *** ******* **** ** ***** obsolescence ** *** **** ** ************* robots:
Robots ** ******** ***** *******
*** ****** ** ****** ** ******** today ** *** **** ******* **** where ** *** *** ***** ***. PSA's ******* **** **** **** "*** currently ****** *** ********," *** ***** that *** *** **** **** ******** and ***. **** ***** **** ****-****** adoption ** ****** ** ******** ***** occur.
**** *******' ******* **** ******** *** imminent, ***** ** ********* ******** ************** technology:
*** ****** ** **** ** **** 5G ******* *** ****. **** ** becomes *** ****, **** ******** ****** will ****** *** ****.
***'* ******** *** * ******* ******:
* ***** *** **** ** *** end ** **** *’* ***** ** challenge **** ****** ** ** *** week ******* ****** **** **** ** security ***** *********. ** **** ***** of ******** ** ****.
*******, **** ** *** *** ******* facing ******** ****** *** ************* *** price *****. ** ** ****** **** robots **** **** ** ******* ***** a *** **** ** ***** ** functionality—improved ********, *** ********, *** *******—***/** come **** ** ***** ****** **** are ****** ******** *** ******* ** the **** ** ********.
*** ****** ** ****** ** ******** today ** *** **** ******* **** where ** *** *** ***** ***.
*** ** ******** **** ****... ** the *** ****, ******* ******** ** not **** **** ******* ** *** past * *****.
**** *** ******* ** *** ***** of ********** ******* ******** ****** ***** serious ****** ** *** ********. **** a ********* ***********, **** ** **** bad. *********** *** ** ***** ** take ******* **** ****** ****** *** building ***** **** **** ****** ** channel ******** ** ***.
** **** ** * ******* **** has **** ******* ** ******** ************ for ****** ** ***** * *** say ***** **** **** ***** ** a ****** *** **** ******* *****. I **** ** **** ***** *********** them **** *** *** ** ******* the ******** *******. *** **** * can ******* *** ** **** * have ***** *** ************* *** ******** know **** ***** ** ** ******** in **** ****** ******. ** ******* of ********* - *** ******** **** did *** ****. ***** *** ***** there *** ************ **** ** **** work ** - *** ************* **** the *** ******** ***'* **** - too ****.
****, * ** **** ***** ** 'a ******' *** ******** ****** *****. It ** **** * **** ***** market ******** ** *** ****** ** companies ** *** ***** *** ** the ****** ** ********* ****** *** there. **** ***** ** **** *** them ** **** *** ****. **** of **** ***** ********* ** ***** just * *** ***** ***.
** ** *****, * ** *** against ***** ******** ****** ** ******** niche ************.
**** *** *** **** **** **** ass ********** (*.*. ******** ** **** money) ********** *** ********* ** ** 'alliance' ** *************?
****** *** ****** *** *********** '****** awareness' ** ******** ** *** ******** industry ** **** ******** ******* *** formed ** ****** *** *** ******* Robolliance.
** ***/** ** ****** **** ******** robots ***** *** **** ***** *** at ***** * *** *****-*** *** have ********* ****** ** ****** ** their ********** *********** ******.
**** ** ** ****, *******, **** to '******' *** **** *** ****** in ** ********* **** ******** ****** customer ******** - **** ***** ********* had ** ****** *** ****** *** numbers ** ********* ******* ****** ****.
*** ****** **** *** *** **** much ***** ** **. *** ***** manfacturer **** *********** ** **** ******? And **** ***** **** *********** *** to ******?
****** **** *** *** ***********. ** were ****** ******** *********** ** **** were ********** ** ****** ** **** securty robots ** ***** ***-**** *********. * assume ************* ** ****** ***** **** security *********** ** **** **** ** they ***** **** ***** *** ** manufacturing ******.
**** *********** ** ********* * ***** at *** **** * ******* **** tested * ******** *****. ** *** stuck ** ***** ****** ** ** infrastructure ********. ** *** ********** "*** currently ******" **** *** ******** ***** went ** ***** ** **, ****** it *** ****** * ****** ******. Pretty **** *** ***** ** *** market *** ******** ******.
* ***** ******** ****** **** ***** to ***** ** ***** *-* ***** after *********** ********* *** *** ******** re-addresses *** ******** ******* *** **** and ********* ** *** ******* ********.