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Catalonia: Spain's fast-rising robotics hub and next opportunity

  • Spain
  • 9 min read
  • Sep 04, 2019
  • By Gareth Platt

By Qu Sihan © CompassList

With the robotics sector on the rise in Catalonia, expect to see more growth ahead, driving opportunities in related segments, especially services

She can crack jokes in 30 languages, regale you with anecdotes and share fun stories with your kids. She’s strong, too, able to carry 30kg on her back. And best of all, you can watch videos embedded in her stomach via an interactive screen. 
Her name is Reem and she’s part of a family of "humanoids for rent" being built by PAL Robotics, a company that has become a figurehead for the emerging robotics scene in Barcelona and the Catalonia region.
Having started out building robots to play chess, PAL has created a fleet of machines for research, industry and leisure. Its other robots i...

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