今天,Rethink公司CEO Scott Eckert通过电子邮件证实了倒闭一事。
Scott Eckert说道:“我证实这个不幸的消息是真的,Rethink从今日起正式关门。他说到在工业领域Rethink Robotics是行业先驱,创建了协作机器人这一新品类,但不幸的是在市场表现方面却没有达到预想的结果。”
对于团队的去向,Scott Eckert表示,正在帮助团队找到新的落脚之处,该公司的91名员工预计会受到其他机器人公司的热烈欢迎。Scott认为,这个世界级的团队接下来将会继续努力去做伟大的事情。
同时,Scott表示,也将开始出售Rethink的专利组合和其他知识产权。
Rethink的倒闭,对于行业来说确实令人震惊,不过,Scott认为Rethink的失败与机器人产业整体健康无关。 附Scott Eckert邮件原文:
“I can confirm that unfortunately the news is true, Rethink Robotics closed its doors today,” Eckert writes. “We were pioneers and innovators in the industry and responsible for the creation of the collaborative robot category, but unfortunately we didn’t quite achieve the market success we had intended. We have been helping our team find new homes and have been overwhelmed with interest. It’s a world-class group of people will continue to do great things in their next endeavors.”