founded 2003 1 founder mario tremblay sandra fradet corentin f. s n clauze et fran ois st marseille headquarters mirabel quebec 2 area served canada america europe japan international products domestic robots professional robots robot toys robot development platforms robot kits robot parts services technical support website www.robotshop.com robotshop inc. robotshop is a robot store for personal and professional robot technology . it provides personal domestic and professional robots development platforms kits and specialized robotic parts . robotshop is also an important source for robotics education and research . 3 4 robotshop sells worldwide . contents 1 history 1.1 founding 1.2 expansion 2 personal and professional robots 3 products and services 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit founding edit on 3 may 2002 mario tremblay president and founder of robotshop spearheaded a project with two of his university colleagues to build a robotic lawn mower named robor and created robotshop robotics at your service as a general unlimited partnership . with the financial backing of the centre de d veloppement technique de l cole de technologie sup rieure ets de montr al centech they began building a prototype of the robotic lawn mower . 5 in order to further finance research and development robotshop took on consultation and development work in general robotics for industrial and university clients . sandra fradet joined mario tremblay end of 2003 to create robotshop distribution and the previous unlimited partnership was dissolved . robotshop was founded to distribute and sell robot parts and domestic robots . it was incorporated as robotshop distribution inc. and was renamed as robotshop inc. on january 4 2016 to reflect the expansion of its activities in the service robotic market . 6 shortly after the deployment of the website the first sales started to come in . 7 in order to expand robotshop they obtain encouragement from the fond de jeunesse qu bec fjq the soutien aux jeunes entrepreneurs saje and also from the fondation du maire pour la jeunesse de montr al fmmj . 8 expansion edit after months of working out of their homes robotshop relocated in october 2005 to an 1 800 square foot 170 m2 space in boisbriand quebec and soon they hired their first employees . the company continues to grow rapidly following the strong growth of the domestic robotics market . the facilities were enlarged up to 6 000 square feet 560 m2 in 2008 to respond to the increasing demand and the need for additional employee space . in july 2010 robotshop acquired gorobotics.net a popular blog bloging about robots since 2000 . 9 in july 2011 robotshop moved in their new headquarters in mirabel offering 15 000 square feet 1 400 m2 of space . 10 robotshop now has a global logistic with warehouses in canada united states and europe . in december 2011 robotshop launched myrobots.com the first social network for robots . myrobots aims to be the facebook for robots . 11 12 13 14 in the same way humans benefit from socializing collaborating and sharing robots can benefit from those interactions too by sharing their sensor information giving insight on their perspective of their current state . in june 2012 robotshop has been named one of profit 200 s fastest growing companies in canada . coming in at number 63 robotshop has grown 843 % in five years . 15 16 in august 2012 robotshop acquires lynxmotion inc. lynxmotion design and manufacture a variety of hobby and research level robot kits and parts and specialize in a modular robotics building system known as the servo erector set . 17 lynxmotion also hosts an active online community forum of hobby roboticists at lynxmotion.net where projects code and technology is shared and support is provided for products . in june 2013 robotshop secures an additional 100 000 sq. ft of land that is adjacent to the 60 000 square they already own totaling more than 160 000 square feet 3.67 acres . 18 in december 2013 robotshop enters the drone market by acquiring dialfonzo copter and launches lynxmotion uav . dialfonzo copter specializes in designing and producing multi rotor helicopter kits . 19 in august 2015 robotshop announced the acquisition of let s make robots lmr a website that brings together the world s largest community of robot makers and enthusiasts . 20 personal and professional robots edit robotshop is specialized in the distribution of domestic and professional robots as well as parts required for custom robotic development . robotshop sells specialized robotic parts including microcontrollers sensors motors and other robotic parts and development platforms . 21 robotshop is also an important source for robotics education and research . 22 23 products and services edit robotshop s products include domestic and professional robots robot parts and toys . 24 25 26 27 robotshop also provides domestic robot repair to their customers support and troubleshooting as well as a learning center providing both new and seasoned robot builders educational tools needed to build different types of robots . 28 29 see also edit robot robotics myrobots lynxmotion references edit industry canada corporation robotshop la robotique votre port e . qu bec micro in french . april 2007 . retrieved 2008 07 17 . lapierre isabelle . l aide du futur . magazine le village in french . retrieved 2008 07 17 . massicotte jean s bastien june 18 2005 . tondeuses robots . des appareils sans fil ... et sans pilote newspaper article about robotshop and its products pdf . le soleil in french . retrieved 2008 07 17 . ets centech september 2002 bulletin industry canada synnett cindy september 22 2004 . robotshop . metro montreal in french . retrieved 2008 07 17 . 2005 saje cld 2005 annual report press release gorobotics.net acquired by robotshop press release robotshop builds new headquarters myrobots.com aims to be facebook for robots forbes facebook for robots helps droids get smarter newscientist is myrobots.com the facebook for robots verdict maybe ieee spectrum myrobots.com for all of your robot s social needs engadget robotshop.com the amazon of robotics is one of canada s fastest growing companies . profit 200 ranking 2012 press release robotshop acquires lynxmotion a leading manufacturer of educational robot kits robotshop secures an additional 100 000 sq. ft of land robotshop blog press release robotshop the amazon of robotics enters the drone market by acquiring dialfonzo copter and launches lynxmotion uav press release robotshop acquires letsmakerobots.com abry.biz by vincent abry interview with robotshop s mario tremblay crc robotics competition sponsored by robotshop google scholar robotshoprobogames sponsorship turrentine jeff may 5 2005 . relax grass cutting gizmo at work . toronto star . retrieved 2008 07 17 . turrentine jeff may 5 2005 . relax grass cutting gizmo at work pdf . toronto star . retrieved 2008 07 17 . robotshop la robotique votre port e. . qu bec micro in french . april 2007 . retrieved 2008 07 17 . television report on robotshop distribution inc. nerdz tv show thursday november 30 2006 by jean fournier crowley dan 2005 . the 505 weirdest online stores 505 things you never thought you could buy ... sourcebooks inc. p. 64 . isbn 1 4022 0377 2 . robotshop learning center external links edit robotshop main portal official canadian website official american website official european website gorobotics myrobots lynxmotion letsmakerobots v t e robot kits kits bioloid boe bot g dog hero discontinued i bot mindstorms ris nxt ev3 qfix srv 1 stiquito svs tekbots tetrix the robotic workshop discontinued vex wonderborg software aforge.net companies hobby products international kondo lego lynxmotion parallax robotshop tamiya thinklabs braigo see also robot robotics suite adaptable robotics v t e robotics main articles outline glossary index history future geography hall of fame ethics laws ai competitions types humanoid android cyborg 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