Waltham Companies Are Tops in the Robot Biz

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Pretty soon, we won’t even need those pesky, emotional humans. We’ve got robots to do everything, from surgery to cleaning houses to driving our cars.

The Boston Business Journal just released its “Largest Robotics Companies in Massachusetts” list, adding that the state is home to more than 100 companies and 10 universities that specialize in robots. In what is becoming the robot capital of the country, the BBJ dug in and named its Top 10.

Three Waltham companies made the list.

QinetiQ North America, ranked number 4 in the list, makes what are called TALON robots that are used for “explosive ordinance disposal, reconnaissance, communications, CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive)/hazmat, security, defense and rescue missions.”

Boston Engineering ranked No. 9 in the list, with the BBJ stating, “Boston Engineering, a Waltham-based business which specializes in unmanned robotics systems, including ground vehicles and underwater vehicles, grew its Massachusetts workforce to 75 employees this year from 45 in 2013 — representing growth of nearly 67 percent.”

The Waltham company CorPath Vascular Robotic System was ranked number 10 in the BBJ’s list. According to Corindus’s description on its website, it is “a global technology leader in robotic-assisted vascular interventions. The company’s FDA cleared CorPath System is the first robotic system that offers interventional cardiologists precise procedure and stent control during vascular interventions.”

Read BBJ’s Top 10 list story here.