RobotShop Inc.
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Service Robotic Market |
| Founded 📆 | 2003[1] |
| Founder 👔 | Mario Tremblay, Sandra Fradet |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Mirabel, Quebec[2][3] |
Area served 🗺️ | Canada, America, Europe, Japan, International |
| Products 📟 | Domestic robots Professional Robots Robot Toys Robot Development Platforms Robot Kits Robot Parts |
| Services | Technical Support |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www.robotshop.com |
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RobotShop Inc. RobotShop is a robot store for personal and professional robot technology. It provides personal, domestic and professional robots, development platforms, kits, and specialized robotic parts. RobotShop is also an important source for robotics education and research.[4][5] RobotShop sells worldwide[6].
History[edit]
Founding[edit]
On 3 May 2002 Mario Tremblay, president and founder of RobotShop, spearheaded a project with two of his university colleagues to build a robotic lawn mower named "RoboR" and created RobotShop - Robotics at your Service - as a general/unlimited partnership. With the financial backing of the Centre de Développement Technique de l'École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS) de Montréal (Centech) they began building a prototype of the robotic lawn mower.[7] In order to further finance research and development, RobotShop took on consultation and development work in general robotics for industrial and university clients.
Sandra Fradet joined Mario Tremblay end of 2003 to create RobotShop Distribution[8], and the previous unlimited partnership was dissolved. RobotShop was founded to distribute and sell robot parts and domestic robots. It was incorporated as RobotShop Distribution, Inc. and was renamed as RobotShop Inc. on January 4, 2016, to reflect the expansion of its activities in the service robotic market.[9] Shortly after the deployment of the website, the first sales started to come in.[10] In order to expand RobotShop they obtained encouragement from the Fond de Jeunesse Québec (FJQ), the Soutien aux Jeunes Entrepreneurs (SAJE) and also from the Fondation du Maire pour la Jeunesse de Montréal (FMMJ).[11]
Expansion[edit]
After months of working out of their homes, RobotShop relocated in October 2005 to an 1,800-square-foot (170 m2) space in Boisbriand, Quebec and soon they hired their first employees[12]. The company continues to grow rapidly following the strong growth of the domestic robotics market.
In July 2010, RobotShop acquired Gorobotics.net, a popular blog blogging about robots since 2000.[13]
In July 2011, RobotShop moved in their new Headquarters in Mirabel offering 15,000 square feet (1,400 m2) of space.[14] RobotShop now has a global logistic with warehouses in Canada, United-States and Europe.[15]
In June 2012, RobotShop has been named one of PROFIT 200's Fastest-Growing Companies in Canada. Coming in at number 63, RobotShop has grown 843% in five years.[16][17]
In August 2012, RobotShop acquires Lynxmotion inc.[18][19] Lynxmotion design and manufacture a variety of hobby and research level robot kits and parts, and specialize in a modular robotics building system known as the Servo Erector Set.[20] Lynxmotion also hosts an active online community forum of hobby roboticists at Lynxmotion.net where projects, code, and technology is shared and support is provided for products.
In June 2013, RobotShop secured an additional 100 000 sq. ft of land that is adjacent to the 60,000 square they already own, totaling more than 160,000 square feet (3.67 acres).[21] In December 2013, RobotShop entered the drone market by acquiring DiaLFonZo-Copter and launched Lynxmotion UAV. DiaLFonZo-Copter specializes in designing and producing multi-rotor helicopter kits.[22]
In August 2015, RobotShop announced the acquisition of Let’s Make Robots (LMR), a website that brings together the world’s largest community of robot makers and enthusiasts.[23]
Products and services[edit]
RobotShop specializes in robotics technology and offer a wide range of products and services in this sector.[24][25][26][27] RobotShop also provides robot repair to their customers, support and troubleshooting, as well as a Learning Center providing both new and seasoned robot builders educational tools needed to build different types of robots.[28][29][30]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Industry Canada - Corporation
- ↑ "Robotshop: La robotique à votre portée". Québec Micro (in French). April 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-17.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Siag, Jean. "La fièvre des robots". lapresse.ca. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ Lapierre, Isabelle. "L'aide du futur". Magazine Le Village (in French). Retrieved 2008-07-17.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Massicotte, Jean-Sébastien. "Des appareils sans fil... et sans pilote!". www.lapresse.ca. Le Soleil. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ Dessureault, Simon. "« L'univers » de la robotique se cache à Boisbriand". L'Écho de la Rive-Nord. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ ETS Centech: September 2002 Bulletin
- ↑ Sabourin, Marc-André. "RobotShop – Des robots pour tous". L'actualité. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ Industry Canada
- ↑ Synnett, Cindy (September 22, 2004). "Robotshop". Metro Montreal (in French). Retrieved 2008-07-17.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ 2005 SAJE/CLD 2005 Annual Report
- ↑ Dessureault, Simon. "« L'univers » de la robotique se cache à Boisbriand". L'Écho de la Rive-Nord. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ "GoRobotics.net Acquired by RobotShop". PRWeb. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ "RobotShop s'installe à Mirabel. Plus grosse entreprise de robotique au Canada". leveil.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ Bilodeau, Benoit. "Mirabel: L'entreprise RobotShop agrandit ses installations de 20 000 pieds carrés". leveil.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ Noël, Kathy. "« Je veux devenir l'Amazon de la robotique »". lactualite.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ PROFIT 200: Ranking 2012
- ↑ Tobe, Frank. "RobotShop continues acquisition spree". The Robot Report. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ "RobotShop Acquires Lynxmotion, A Leading Manufacturer Of Educational Robot Kits". Robotic Business Review. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ "RobotShop Acquires Lynxmotion, a Leading Manufacturer of Educational Robot Kits". PRWeb. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ Bilodeau, Benoit. "Mirabel: L'entreprise RobotShop agrandit ses installations de 20 000 pieds carrés". L'Éveil. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ "RobotShop, "The Amazon of Robotics", Enters The Drone Market By Acquiring DiaLFonZo-Copter and Launches Lynxmotion UAV". PRWeb. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ "RobotShop Acquires LetsMakeRobots.com". PRWeb. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ Turrentine, Jeff (May 5, 2005). "Relax, grass-cutting gizmo at work". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ↑ Turrentine, Jeff (May 5, 2005). "Relax, grass-cutting gizmo at work" (PDF). Toronto Star. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ↑ "Robotshop: La robotique à votre portée". Québec Micro (in French). April 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-17.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Television report on RobotShop Distribution Inc., NerdZ TV show, Thursday, November 30, 2006, by Jean Fournier
- ↑ Crowley, Dan (2005). The 505 Weirdest Online Stores: 505 Things You Never Thought You Could Buy ... Sourcebooks, Inc. p. 64. ISBN 1-4022-0377-2. Search this book on
- ↑ "RobotShop | Robot Store | Robots | Robot Parts | Robot Kits | Robot Toys". www.robotshop.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ Sabourin, Marc-André. "RobotShop – Des robots pour tous". L'actualité. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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