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RoboValley is a centre for robotics, headquartered in Delft, Netherlands. RoboValley is powered by the Robotics Institute of Delft University of Technology. RoboValley facilitates the collaboration between researchers, governments and enterprises, and wants to create a climate that is rich with innovation. Currently, RoboValley is looking to attract robotics companies and researchers in the field of robotics in order to facilitate this collaboration.
The idea of RoboValley came from professor Martijn Wisse's vision of creating a Silicon Valley for robotics, which is how the name RoboValley came to be. Martijn Wisse soon presented his idea to Arie van den Ende, an experienced entrepreneur and business developer.
Over the course of 2015, RoboValley continued its development, starting with the creation of the Robo Service Centre, a virtual office for start-up robotics companies and a shared service centre for all robotics activities in RoboValley. In September 2015, a delegation of RoboValley travelled to RoboBusiness in San Jose, California to officially present RoboValley to a worldwide audience.
On 31 May 2016, RoboValley and Chrysalix Venture Capital announced the launch of the RoboValley Investment Fund, raising 100 million Euro, aimed at driving the global robotics revolution. The RoboValley Fund will draw on the collective expertise and broad international networks of both Chrysalix and RoboValley to identify, invest in and commercialize breakthrough robotics technologies. The RoboValley Fund will connect novel robotics technology and market demand by leveraging the world class RoboValley Innovation Hub and TU Delft Robotics Institute with Chrysalix established network of corporate and financial limited partners to identify the most pressing industry problems and market needs that breakthrough robotic solutions could solve.