ICON alternatives

ICON is an Austin, Texas construction-technology company, founded in 2017, whose large-scale robotic 3D-printing systems build houses and other structures layer by layer from a proprietary cementitious material. Headquartered in Austin, with 201 to 500 employees shown on its LinkedIn profile, it serves homebuilders, developers and housing organisations in the United States and Mexico, alongside United States defense and government construction and NASA space-construction research. iRobot, headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts and founded in 1990, occupies the consumer end of robotics as the maker of Roomba robot vacuums and mops, selling into global consumer markets across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Kärcher, founded in 1935 and headquartered in Winnenden, Germany, is a family-owned cleaning-technology group whose professional line includes the KIRA series of autonomous cleaning robots for customers in more than 100 countries. Kassow Robots, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kastrup near Copenhagen, Denmark, manufactures lightweight seven-axis collaborative robot arms for a global industrial market, with a focus on Europe and North America. Kawasaki Robotics, the Robot Business Division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan, produced Japan's first commercial industrial robot in 1969 and has shipped more than 210,000 robots worldwide, company-stated, through subsidiaries and distributors globally. Set beside ICON's site-scale printing, this group usefully separates building structures from cleaning floors, handling parts and automating factory tasks.

Alternatives to ICON

iRobot

iRobot is the maker of Roomba, the best-known brand in home robot vacuums, and remains an operating company under new ownership.

Kärcher

Kärcher (Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG) is a family-owned German cleaning-technology company, founded in 1935 and headquartered in Winnenden, whose professional line includes the KIRA series of autonomous cleaning robots.

Kassow Robots

Kassow Robots is a Danish manufacturer of lightweight collaborative robot arms, headquartered in Kastrup near Copenhagen and founded in 2014.

Kawasaki Robotics

Kawasaki Robotics is the Robot Business Division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, one of Japan’s longest-established robot makers: the division produced Japan’s first commercial industrial robot in 1969 and has shipped more than 210,000 robots worldwide (company-stated).

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