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It was a rough week. There are rarely good <\/em>weeks for my industry, but this one felt especially dire. Perhaps because it hit close to home. Not that many publications, however, have been through the scale of what iRobot is facing. After a year-and-a-half of waiting, Amazon dropped its bid<\/a> to purchase the Roomba-maker, citing mounting regulatory concerns.<\/p>\n As a result, iRobot is working through yet another round of layoffs. This one is significant, amounting to 350 people \u2014 nearly one-third of the company\u2019s global workforce. Losing your job sucks, full stop. I\u2019ve been through it a couple of times myself. It\u2019s difficult to shake the feeling of shame that surrounds the experience.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not your fault. That\u2019s a clich\u00e9, but it\u2019s a clich\u00e9 for a reason. A lot of people well above your pay grade made a series of wrong decisions, resulting in a final decision that finds you facing the consequences. There are infinite macro factors in play, as well, but that\u2019s cold comfort when you don\u2019t know where your next paycheck is coming from.<\/p>\n The good news is that if you work in robotics, you\u2019re going to be okay. The economy has really been through the ringer over the past several years, but automation has thrived amid the chaos. If you\u2019re based in a hot spot like Boston or Pittsburgh, there are always openings. If you\u2019re elsewhere, the good news is that the pandemic has helped decentralize the work force.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for a new gig in robotics, here\u2019s a good place to start.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Agtonomy<\/a><\/strong> (6 roles)<\/p>\n Amazon Robotics<\/a> <\/strong>(10 roles)<\/p>\n Ambi Robotics<\/strong><\/a> (1 role)<\/p>\n ANYbotics <\/strong><\/a>(27 roles)<\/p>\n Autodesk<\/strong><\/a> (1 role)<\/p>\n Berkshire Grey <\/a><\/strong>(20 roles)<\/p>\n Bonsai Robotics<\/a><\/strong> (6 roles)<\/p>\n Boston Dynamics<\/a><\/strong> (10 roles)<\/p>\n BRINC<\/a><\/strong> (15 roles)<\/p>\n Burro<\/a> <\/strong>(10 roles)<\/p>\n Chef Robotics<\/a><\/strong> (6 roles)<\/p>\n Exotec<\/a><\/strong> (177 roles)<\/p>\n Farm-ng<\/a><\/strong> (4 roles)<\/p>\n Figure<\/a><\/strong> (20 roles)<\/p>\n Formant<\/a><\/strong> (6 roles)<\/p>\n Four Growers<\/a><\/strong> (4 roles)<\/p>\n Freefly Systems<\/a><\/strong> (7 roles)<\/p>\n Guardian Agriculture<\/a> <\/strong>(5 roles)<\/p>\n House of Design Robotics<\/strong><\/a> (4 roles)<\/p>\n Kewazo<\/a><\/strong> (2 roles)<\/p>\n Matic Robots<\/a><\/strong> (12 roles)<\/p>\n Monumental<\/a><\/strong> (10 roles)<\/p>\n Neya Systems<\/a><\/strong> (6 roles)<\/p>\n Picogrid<\/a><\/strong> (4 roles)<\/p>\n Polymath Robotics<\/a> <\/strong>(1 role)<\/p>\n Roboto AI<\/a><\/strong> (1 role)<\/p>\n Skip<\/a><\/strong> (2 roles)<\/p>\n Stratom<\/a><\/strong> (3 roles)<\/p>\n Vention<\/a><\/strong> (15 roles)<\/p>\n WiBotic<\/a><\/strong> (3 roles)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n