Robotics & Automation News takes a high-level look at the global robotics startup ecosystem, and highlights the programs and institutions shaping it.
Robotics innovation rarely emerges fully formed from a garage or a single breakthrough moment. Unlike software startups, robotics companies must contend with physical systems, complex supply chains, safety requirements, certification hurdles, and long development cycles. Capital alone is rarely enough.
Instead, many of the world’s most influential robotics startups trace their origins to a quieter layer of the innovation economy: university laboratories, public research institutions, incubators, and accelerators purpose-built for hardware development.
These programs provide not just funding, but access to infrastructure, talent, industrial partners, and time – all of which are critical in a sector where premature scaling can be fatal. [Read more…] about Startup world: Incubators, accelerators and university spin-offs fueling robotics innovation