Deal Expands a Successful 10-year Partnership
RobotLAB Inc. the world’s leading educational and business robotics integrator, has entered an agreement with SoftBank Robotics to expand the distribution territory from the Americas to Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific.
The deal expands the decade-long RobotLAB/SoftBank Robotics partnership which includes a master distributorship arrangement in the Americas. Under the terms of the expansion, RobotLAB will be providing not only the NAO robots themselves, but also marketing, technical support and repairs, user training and curricula for education and robot management system for commercial customers throughout Asia and the Pacific.
“We are thrilled to expand our relationship with SoftBank Robotics and bring their innovative robots to businesses and the education market in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East,” said Elad Inbar, RobotLAB Chief Executive Officer. “This goes hand in hand with RobotLAB’s new offices in the region: RobotLAB Australia, RobotLAB Thailand and RobotLAB Arabia which are supported by the largest repair center for both NAO and Pepper Robots, outside SoftBank Robotics, servicing 2/3rd of all robot in deployment, over half of the world.”
RobotLAB is SoftBank Robotics’ largest partner globally. The company has sold more than 5,000 of SoftBank’s robots, furthering the company’s mission to provide smart and useful robots, aid industry in dealing with the post-COVID reality and assist students in honing the skills that will make them successful and college and career ready.
“SoftBank Robotics values our relationship with RobotLAB and is confident their marketing insights, proven approach and stellar reputation will ensure our products reach the teachers and innovators in whose hands they can work wonders,” said Nicolas Boudot, SBR’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
RobotLAB is marketing three versions of both NAO and Pepper:
NAO Robot:
- NAO Educator Pack – which includes the robot, online learning platform, curriculum, unlimited software licenses, training and support
- NAO Business Edition – Which includes the robot, an online Robot Control system and a variety of skills that make the robot useful for businesses, warranty and training.
- NAO RoboCup Edition – Which includes the robot, specialized for RoboCup Standard Platform League competition, and available only for official RoboCup teams
Pepper Robot:
- Pepper Premium+Nav – A mobile solution which includes a self-navigating Pepper, access to all Pepper skills on the Robot Control system, warranty and training.
- Pepper Premium – A Pepper robot for stationary use cases, which includes access to all robot skills on the Robot Control platform warranty and training.
- Pepper for Small Businesses – a special version of Pepper to support small businesses. This package includes open-box Pepper, access to essential robot skills, warranty and training.
Starting today, RobotLAB accepts support calls and service requests from Asia, the pacific and the middle east. To start your support request for NAO or Pepper robots, please go to: https://www.RobotLAB.com/support
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