NEW YORK, June 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ABB's YuMi®
dual-arm, collaborative robot rang the opening bell today at the
NASDAQ MarketSite Studio in Times Square in New York City to start the trading day.
YuMi was a guest of ROBO Global LLC (www.ROBOGlobal.com), which
offers The ROBO Global® Robotics and Automation Index Series, the
world's first benchmark index series to track the global robotics
and automation market. Greg Scheu,
the President of the America's region for ABB, joined YuMi and ROBO
Global executives at the podium for the ceremony.
YuMi joins a diverse and prestigious group of 2017 opening bell
ringers that includes recent Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and representatives from Amazon,
Cisco Systems and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
"ABB is honored to have YuMi join with ROBO Global to ring the
NASDAQ opening bell," said Scheu. "Increasingly, robotics is
playing an essential role in improving industrial productivity, and
the presence of YuMi represents the emergence of collaborative
robots in the automation sector."
YuMi was introduced in April 2015,
heralding a new era of robotic coworkers that are able to work
collaboratively on the same tasks with humans while still ensuring
the safety of those around it. Though it was specifically designed
to meet the flexible and agile production needs of the consumer
electronics industry, it has equal application in any small parts
assembly and material handling environment.
"Robotics, automation and artificial intelligence are driving
change in the global economy, and ABB's YuMi is emblematic of the
innovation occurring to drive productivity," says Travis Briggs, U.S. CEO of ROBO Global. "Four
years ago we recognized the need to measure and capture this growth
and return opportunity for investors, and created the ROBO Global
Robotics and Automation Index Series."
About ABB
ABB (NYSE: ABB) is a pioneering technology leader in
electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial
automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities,
industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing
more than a 125-year history of innovation, ABB today is writing
the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and
Fourth Industrial Revolutions. ABB operates in more than 100
countries with about 132,000 employees. www.abb.com
ABB Robotics is a pioneer in industrial and collaborative
robots and advanced digital services. As one of the world's leading
robotics suppliers, we are active in 53 countries and over 100
locations and have shipped over 300,000 robot solutions in a
diverse range of industries and applications. We help our customers
to improve flexibility, efficiency, safety and reliability, while
moving towards the connected and collaborative factory of the
future. www.abb.com/robotics
ROBO Global is the first benchmark index to track the
global robotics and automation market. The index is comprised of
over 80 stocks focused on the entire robotics and automation value
chain. The stocks include rapidly developing companies in the
global robotics and automation industry, covering over 15 countries
across our 13 sub-sectors. With offices in Dallas and London, and indices listed on multiple
exchanges, ROBO Global defines and delivers the only index to
target robotics and automation. www.ROBOGlobal.com
About ROBO Global LLC
ROBO Global LLC is the creator of the ROBO Global®
Robotics and Automation Index series, which provides comprehensive,
transparent and diversified benchmarks representing the value chain
of robotics, automation and enabling technologies. With the
expertise of our leadership team and strategic advisors from the
industry, we help investors capture the growth and returns
opportunities presented by this megatrend across the global
economy. Our indices are used by a variety of investment vehicles
listed on multiple exchanges around the world. We are present in
Dallas, San Francisco, New
York and London. www.ROBOGlobal.com
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