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A World Full Of Robots!

By Greg Williamson - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: ISRG, IRBT, OII

The term robotics may sound sexy, but robots can actually be very dull because they are designed to repeat similar functions over and over again. Fortunately, these dull, repetitive functions can lead to very attractive returns for investors.

Robots can be very productive, essential, convenient, and can perform tasks that are dangerous for people to perform. They are utilized for an ever-increasing number of industrial, healthcare, energy, residential, and military more »
3 Stocks for the Year 2033

By Spencer Houlihan - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: IRBT, PANL, URS |

Wall Street analysts are paid to predict company sales and earnings performance, typically over the next few years. Some analysts go further, estimating financial results over the next five years, but finding an analyst to predict further into the future is rare.

But, with most individual investors having an investment horizon of over 20 years, we should put more emphasis on the really long-term. With this in mind, what stocks more »
iRobot's Earnings Beat Shows Bright Future

By Margie Nemcick-Cruz - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: GOOG, IRBT, NOC

When the Boston bombings took place, one local company was there to lend a hand in resolving the situation and protecting the public. It was recently featured on the Bloomberg network discussing the use of IRobot’s Packbot in helping apprehend the Boston bombers. For those of you unfamiliar with the robot, “The PackBot is a remote-controlled tactical mobile robot with the capability of detecting and disposing of certain more »
Are These 3 Neglected Tech Plays Worth Buying?

By Chris Lau - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: CREE, IRBT, LXK

The earnings season gives investors an opportunity to review the health of their holdings. The timing is especially important because there's a high probability that the markets will correct. Markets rose steadily since mid-November, 2012, and have yet to drop.

The Nasdaq index, as measured by the PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ), did dip 3% before nearly recovering those losses. The index is now trying to reach a peak it more »
Which companies provide robotics systems to the military?

By Frank Tobe - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: AIR, AVAV, ATNY, D, ESLT, EXPO, FLIR, HON, IRBT, LLL, LMT, NOC, RTN, COL, TDY, TXT, BA

By Frank Tobe, Editor and Publisher, The Robot Report

Elbit Systems' unique VIPeR Robot

My friends at Robohub.org are running a week-long series of focused stories about robotics for defense, security and surveillance purposes. In an attempt to add to the conversation, here is a list of some of the companies that produce these types of robotic devices. This list is comprised of publicly-traded stocks in various stock exchanges more »
3 Post-Earning Outlooks for Top Movers

By Brian Nichols - March 13, 2013 | Tickers: COST, IRBT

Earnings can dictate the direction of a stock for the following three months. Investors pay close attention to earnings and often make emotional decisions based on the performance of a stock post-earnings. However, the performance of a stock following earnings should never be the first line of research, rather the last. With that being said, I am looking at three companies that reported earnings on Monday and providing my outlook more »
Three Post-Earning Outlooks for Monday's Top Movers

By Brian Nichols - March 12, 2013 | Tickers: COST, IRBT

Not a Spectacular Quarter, But Still the Best in the Space

Shares of retailer Costco (NASDAQ: COST) came close to touching new highs on Monday, increasing 1.29% following an earnings report that met expectations. The company saw top-line growth of 8% year-over-year (yoy) which was fueled by a 15% rise in membership fees. More importantly, this rise was due to volume, not a price hike. Looking ahead, the company more »
Three High Growth Companies That Swayed A Boring Investor

By Anthony Reilley - March 5, 2013 | Tickers: IRBT, SSYS, TRMB

Thinking big can pay off. High growth companies that grow to dominate a blue-skies space can be immensely profitable. Personally, I’m more likely to invest in a stalwart than a high growth stock; a company with a solid, easy-to-understand business, a growing dividend, been around for at least a few decades, you get the idea. High valuations give me nausea. But reviewing my portfolio, the best gains in the more »
Will Google Buy iRobot?

By Margie Nemcick-Cruz - February 22, 2013 | Tickers: GOOG, IRBT

Make no mistake about it, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is going to be one of the largest suppliers of robotics in the world. Currently the company is working on producing driverless technology, automobiles that run purely on software, eliminating the human error from driving, freeing us up to do other things (I have written two columns elaborating, Part I and Part II.) Whether or not they ultimately create the hardware (cars more »
Here's the Affirmation iRobot Has Been Waiting For

By Steve Symington - January 23, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, IRBT, MAKO |

For as long as most of us can remember, the world has dreamed of the life-changing potential held in the field of robotics. To be fair, robots today certainly make our lives easier by performing time-consuming or otherwise difficult tasks.

Boston Dynamics' LS3 robot, for instance, can carry a 400-pound payload up to 20 miles across nearly any terrain. Unmanned aerial vehicles like AeroVironment's Raven and Textron's Shadow more »
Stocks to Own When Robots Take Your Crappy Job

By Matt Swayne - January 14, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, IRBT, RTN, SI

Sometime in the near future, you’ll drive to work, go into your cubicle and stretched across your keyboard, you'll see a pink slip.

On your seat will rest a cardboard box, the universal symbol of “you’ve been dismissed.”

The next thing you know, a security guard is standing next to you. But, wait a minute, as you look into the guard's steely, vacant eyes, it hits more »
Why Do All the Work? Let the Robots Do it for You

By Ash Anderson - January 14, 2013 | Tickers: ISRG, IRBT, OII

Technology allows us to go places where humans can’t go, it lets us work more efficiently and we can even use technology to do the things that we don’t want to do. Want to inspect pipelines or valves at the bottom of the ocean? Oceaneering (NYSE: OII) can help you out. If improving surgery outcomes is your thing you may want to check out Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG more »)
2012 Robotic Stocks Wrap-up

By Frank Tobe - January 7, 2013 | Tickers: ABB, ARAY, ISRG, IRBT, MAKO |
By Frank Tobe, Editor and Publisher, The Robot Report

If an enterprising firm set up a mutual fund reflecting the worldwide robotics industry, they might choose to separate their picks into three segments, which might look something like this:
1. Industrial Robot Manufacturers
2. Service Robot Makers of security, defense and space robots
3. Service Robot Makers of robots for all other purposes
Although I am neither a broker nor an analyst, I more »
iRobot Beyond the Roomba, Full of Surprises

By Nihar Patel - January 1, 2013 | Tickers: GOOG, IRBT, LMT

It is old news to many, but I was so surprised that iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) does far more than making a vacuum cleaning robot. I knew about the floor cleaning one and even the pool cleaning one seems normal. What I did not know was that it created products with both military and commercial uses. Drones and underwater robots are just some of the items in its bag of tricks more »
(Stock)ing Stuffers For Your Children's Future

By Margie Nemcick-Cruz - December 24, 2012 | Tickers: BRK-B, FB, GOOG, IRBT

It’s the time of year when we are all thinking of gifts and giving, especially for our children. We constantly worry about their future, and one of the best ways to ensure their financial security is through long-term investing.

Warren Buffett thinks long-term, and only sells if the fundamentals of the company have changed. He cares little for the near-term movement of the markets and prices, unless a stock more »
The Downside to Robots? Almost None

By Margie Nemcick-Cruz - December 18, 2012 | Tickers: GOOG, IRBT
I love my IRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) Roomba vacuum cleaner, as I find myself able to spend my time productively. Therefore, I thought it would useful to do an analysis of the company’s strong and weak points to determine whether or not it would be a good investment.

Strengths
- Zero debt on balance sheet, $189 million in cash. This means it can withstand some lean times, and has money to more »
Homemade SODA

By mark corrao - December 9, 2012 | Tickers: GRMN, GMCR, IRBT, NWL, PCRFY, SODA, SNE, WHR

Recently there has been much hype over Sodastream (SODA) in the news and on TV, to include an anticipated Super Bowl commercial. Add to this my recent purchase of a Sodastream Genesis as a birthday gift and revelation that the profit margins on this product must be outrageous given what I paid for it and the discovery that it didn't even have to be plugged it. Having followed SODA more »
Program Your Portfolio With This Multi-Bagger

By Margie Nemcick-Cruz - November 26, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, GOOG, HMC, IRBT, TM

The coming robotics revolution will be lifting these companies' share prices like a hot air balloon. Robots are going to be doing jobs more efficiently than any human, without tiring, and without complaining, (unless programmers somehow install an undesirable personality).

With Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) coming out with the driverless car, Toyota (NYSE: TM) using robots for laser welding and government subsidized robotic helpers for its aging population, and Honda’s more »
Don't Let Captain Hindsight Pick Apart Your Portfolio!

By Margie Nemcick-Cruz - November 9, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, GOOG, IRBT

There is a great Southpark episode where the "superhero" Captain Hindsight flies to the scene of a burning fire to save the day as the building occupants scream for help: "Those fire escapes should've been been built closer to the windows! And the nearest fire hydrant shouldn't have been two blocks away. And putting the extra coat of varnish on the outside of the building was a huge more »
Stay Cool with Appliance Companies

By Chris Hodge - October 31, 2012 | Tickers: IRBT, NPK, SPB, WHR

For most people, appliances are just about the most boring thing ever. How frequently do you really think about your fridge, your dryer or your vacuum cleaner when they're working fine? Probably not very often. But investing is all about being bored and getting paid in a slow and steady fashion. The great thing about being a decent investor is that the annual reports put you to sleep, and more »

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