First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF
First Trust Nasdaq AI and Robotics ETF is an exchange-traded fund tracking companies involved in artificial intelligence, robotics and automation. It gives investors exposure to listed businesses across AI software, industrial automation, semiconductors, autonomous systems and robotics hardware.
Market context
ROBT is an investment-layer profile rather than a robot builder: it packages public-market exposure to robotics, automation and AI companies through an index fund.
Facts
- Website: https://www.ftportfolios.com/retail/etf/etfsummary.aspx?Ticker=ROBT
- HQ: Wheaton, IL, United States
- Ticker: ROBT / NASDAQ
- Segment: Investment
- Known funding rounds: 1
Funding
- 2020-12-02 - $8.4M - Food robotics startup Karakuri unveils automated canteen, plus £6.3 million investment led by firstminute - source: techcrunch.com
Index-based robotics and AI allocation basket
ROBT is a listed allocation product tracking companies engaged in AI, robotics and automation across technology, industrial and related sectors.
- Target environment: Investors and allocators seeking diversified exposure to AI, robotics and automation companies.
- Deployment model: Index-tracking listed product rather than robot operations, hardware production or autonomy software sales.
- Customer context: Robotics ecosystem access layer for allocation and benchmarking.
- Workflow context: Allocation and benchmarking across AI, robotics and automation companies.
- Commercial maturity: Mature listed product; relevance depends on index methodology, holdings, liquidity and expense structure.
- Market position: Index-based robotics and AI allocation basket
- Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on liquidity, index fit, sector concentration, cost and market demand for robotics themes.
- Adjacent context: Should compare only with robotics allocation products and listed robotics exposure issuers.
- Source confidence: high
Events
- 2020-12-02 - Funding - Food robotics startup Karakuri unveils automated canteen, plus £6.3 million investment led by firstminute - Karakuri unveiled its DK-One automated canteen robot alongside a £6.3M investment led by firstminute. The robotic system reduces food waste through precise portioning and real-time ingredient data.
- 2018-02-21 - Market Signal - First Trust launches ROBT AI and robotics ETF - ROBT launched as a Nasdaq-listed ETF tracking companies in artificial intelligence and robotics segments. The fund page identifies the Nasdaq CTA Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Index as the tracking index. The profile is an investment-layer robotics exp…
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