Gideon Brothers was honored as a Business Leader at the culmination of the 2018 Digital Takeover Conference at Zagreb's Branimir Center. The robotics startup company received the award based on their contribution to the development of robotics as an entrepreneurial branch in Croatia.
A 2-minute video about the company was presented at the ceremony. CEO, Matija Kopić, and CGO, Milan A. Račić, accepted the award on behalf of the company. "To say that we are on the brink of the largest transformation in history is not an overstatement. Robotics will change how we live, work and play to a greater degree than the Internet of 20 years ago. There are already many industries where robots (and AI) are so embedded that it is impossible to imagine what came before them. The new mobility and flexibility of modern robotic platforms are driving adoption even higherË, Kopić said in his acceptance speech.
"We have decaying factories all over the country. We have young, capable people leaving in search of opportunities elsewhere. At Gideon Brothers, we see a different future. We see a Croatia with a dynamic economy that can become a magnet for young people from around the world. Robots are tools that will help us turn our consistently sad story into a story of growth and rebirth. That is the Croatia we are building", Račić said. focused on how robotics will help make Croatia great.
Gideon Brothers develop autonomous, collaborative and modular robot platforms for unstructured, indoor, human environments & autonomy technologies for various industries. They are one of the largest robotics engineering companies in South East Europe.
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