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Aside from venture capitalists,a few major corporations have taken a significant interest in automation technologies,including Amazon with their investment in vision-based navigation developer Canvas Technology.Meanwhile,Softbank made a considerable investment in a variety of robot companies,including robotics service provider CloudMinds,hospitality robot developer Bear Robotics,and fulfillment automation company Berkshire Grey.FLIR,the thermal camera manufacturer,also invested heavily in drones and ground robots to shore up its solutions for security and industrial inspection.Among their acquisitions include Aerodyne Group and Endeavour Robotics,formerly part of iRobot.“Major corporations understand that,while the robotics industry isn’t a short-term proposition,it will be the source of considerable productivity growth that will be necessary to compete in the future,”said Whitton.

除了风险投资家外，一些大型公司对自动化技术也产生了浓厚的兴趣，包括亚马逊对视觉导航开发商Canvas Technology的投资。同时，软银对包括机器人技术服务提供商CloudMinds，接待机器人开发商Bear Robotics以及物流自动化公司Berkshire Grey在内的各种机器人公司进行了大量投资。热像仪制造商FLIR也对无人机和地面机器人进行了大量投资，以支持其用于安全和工业检查的解决方案。他们的收购包括Aerodyne Group和iRobot的一部分Endeavor Robotics。“大型企业明白，虽然机器人产业不是一个短期的命题，但它将是生产力显著增长的源泉，这是未来竞争所必需的。”Whitton说道。