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Automation Investment Opportunities: Expert Insights
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Expert Insights on Automation & Investment Opportunities

Behind every modern factory, warehouse, and — increasingly — our homes, automation technologies...

How Snowflake Is Building AI's Critical Infrastructure
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Company Spotlight: Data Is the New Oil, & Snowflake Is Building AI's Critical Infrastructure

In the same way that oil fueled the industrial revolution, data is powering today’s AI...

The Manufacturing Challenge Behind the AI Revolution
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Company Spotlight: The Manufacturing Challenge Behind the AI Revolution

While companies like NVIDIA and AMD capture headlines for their AI chips, a critical challenge...

ROBO Q4 2024 Commentary
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ROBO Q4 2024 Commentary

The Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index (ROBO) returned -0.57% during the fourth quarter of...

THNQ Q4 2024 Commentary
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THNQ Q4 2024 Commentary

The ROBO Global THNQ Artificial Intelligence index concluded 2024 with a 5.75% return in Q4,...

Why Robotics and AI May Be a Less Obvious 2025 Play
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Post-Election 2025 Policy Landscape: Why Robotics and AI May Be the Less Obvious Play

  1. Understand the Post-2025 Landscape: See how emerging policies—from the Biden administration’s AI...
AI Drives Physical Prototyping
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From Text to Robot: AI-Driven Physical Prototyping

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics is revolutionizing how we design...

THNQ Artificial Intelligence Index Q3 Quarterly
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THNQ Artificial Intelligence Index Q3 Quarterly Commentary

Nearly two years after ChatGPT’s public launch, the gap is shrinking between artificial...

Teaching Robots Complex Tasks With Human-Robot Learning
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Human-Robot Learning: Teaching Robots Complex Tasks

In an era where automation is becoming an integral part of our daily lives, the ability to teach...

2024 Recap for Pure-Play Robotics Ecosystem
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2024 Recap for Pure-Play Robotics Ecosystem & Outlook Ahead

Let’s start with the bad news. The robotics space has underperformed broader tech over the...

THNQ Artificial Intelligence Index Q3 Quarterly Commentary
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THNQ Artificial Intelligence Index Q3 Quarterly Commentary

Nearly two years after ChatGPT’s public launch, the gap is shrinking between artificial...

ROBO Global's Performance Commentary: Q3 Index
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ROBO Global Q3 Index Performance Commentary

The ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index (ROBO B-) returned 5.6% during the third quarter of...

Is the Humanoid Opportunity Legit or Overhyped?
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Deep Dive: Is the Humanoid Opportunity Legit or Overhyped? What’s Beyond?

The humanoid robotics market is currently in its infancy, with low overall exposure and a...

A ROBO Rebound Ahead?
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A ROBO Rebound Ahead?

If you’ve been following along – we’ve been sharing how we’ve been in the “Eye of the Robo Storm”...

THNQ Tank: AI Index and Ecosystem Summer Highlights
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THNQ Tank: AI Index and Ecosystem Summer Highlights

Outside of all the noise, the near weekly new announcements of groundbreaking, benchmark-climbing...

ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index – ROBO
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ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index – ROBO: Q2 Index Commentary

Overall, the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index saw a -5.6% return for the second quarter...

ROBO Global AI Index – THNQ: Q2 Index Commentary
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ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence Index – THNQ: Q2 Index Commentary

During 2Q 2024, the ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence Index (THNQ) saw a + 2.6% return, roughly...

Assessing the Broad Robotics Landscape
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Assessing the Broad Robotics Landscape

The robotics market has weathered a challenging 14-month period. It has faced headwinds such as...

There's a Bright Robotics Future Ahead
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A Bright Robotics Future Ahead

This probably will surprise most people reading this, but the robotics space overall faced one of...

AI: More Than Just NVIDIA
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AI is More Than NVIDIA

NVIDIA recently briefly breached a $3 trillion market cap, adding an impressive $2 trillion in...

Capturing a Rapid AI Evolution: Q1 THNQ Index Rebalance
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Capturing a Rapid AI Evolution: Q1 THNQ Index Rebalance

This article examines the first quarterly index rebalance and reconstitution for 2024 of the ROBO...

Navigating Robotics: ROBO's Q1 2024 Index Rebalance
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Navigating the Robotics Landscape: ROBO's Q1 2024 Index Rebalance

This article examines the first rebalance and reconstitution of 2024 for the ROBO Global Robotics...

Toyota Industries Optimizes Logistics Automation
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ROBO Index Q1 Spotlight: Toyota Industries Optimizes Logistics Automation

In this quarter’s ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index spotlight, we highlight Toyota...

Pure Storage Operates in Key AI Subsector
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THNQ Index Q1 Spotlight: Pure Storage Operates in Key AI Subsector

For the first quarter, in the ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence Index spotlight, we highlight...