RUSSIAN ROBOTICSby Albert YefimovHead of Skolkovo Robotics

PROJECTS OF SKOLKOVO ROBOTICS CENTER

Strength:Great human capital

Weakness:Too weak entrepreneurial culture

Opportunities:• Vast country• ‘Software eats the

world’

Threats:• Political turmoil

too long• State will U-turn

again

SWOT ANALYSIS

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STRENGTHES

Human capital - 1st in number of engineering graduates

Strong Mechanical&Mathematical studies

Rich (so far) government

Software competence - key component of cutting edge robotics

Technology savvy population - internet&smartphone penetration among highest in Europe

Beautiful technology lineage - pioneering in many areas of robotics

Always positive robots! No terminators in Russian pop culture !

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WEAKNESSESLow level entrepreneurship cultureBig (relatively) military budgets drawing best talents in military R&DLow drive in local manufacturing for effiencyGovernment policies enforcing migrant's labourLanguage barrier for entering foreign marketsContradictions in national innovation priorities

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OPPORTUNITIESVast spaces - drones & UV paradise to early technology adoptionSoftware becomes key market differentiatorEasy access to clinical trialAging neighbors (EU, Japan) driving technology solutions beyond migrationDramatic increase for specific service robotics: UVs & HAS Growing share of Tier 2/3 suppliers in world (S&I) roboticsManufacturing's reinessance in RussiaNew National Technology Intiative is all about AI&Robotics6

THREATSLow Russia' profile due to Ukraine's turmoil Oil/Gas/Military takes all talentsStrong competition from US, EU, Japan and China kills nascent Russian robotics industryToo slow growth of local manufacturingClosing government sponsored modernization initiatives, shifting attention from small innovative firms to big corporations

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COME TO SKOLKOVO ROBOTICS!