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Evolution Robotics
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Evolution Robotics Names New Vice President and General Manager to Oversee Europe, Middle East and Africa Business

Evolution Robotics, a leading provider of breakthrough robotics technology components and solutions, has announced the appointment of Hans-Gunther Brosius, a long time corporate sales executive, to Vice President and General Manager for all European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business. This announcement comes as the company continues to expand and enhance its product offering, increase global sales channels, and infuse the robotics industry with groundbreaking solutions to accelerate the development of autonomous robotics applications.

“We are extremely pleased that Mr. Brosius is joining our management team,” said Alec Hudnut, President of Evolution Robotics. “With more than 20 years of experience in technology, corporate management and sales throughout Central and Eastern Europe, Mr. Brosius is an invaluable addition to our leadership team. With our international sales growing rapidly, Evolution Robotics now has corporate offices worldwide. We are excited about our continued expansion throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.” Most recently, Mr. Brosius served as Senior Regional Director and General Manager for Symantec, the global leader in information security, where he developed corporate sales, marketing and professional service plans for the company’s Central and Eastern Europe business channels. Prior to that, as Corporate Sales Manager, Mr. Brosius was responsible for all corporate sales throughout Germany and Austria. In addition, Mr. Brosius was General Manager and a founding member of several companies focused on software, information technology and consulting for business clients, as well as held consulting positions for many European firms including TrendMicro Deutschland, Steganos Deutschland and Onaras Switzerland. “As a leader in its field, Evolution Robotics is committed to developing the most advanced robotics solutions and is working to take robotics applications to the next level,” said Brosius. “Now is clearly the time for robotics development and I look forward to helping Evolution Robotics thrive in this growing market.”

About Evolution Robotics
Evolution Robotics™ provides state-of-the-art robotics software technologies, embedded systems and professional services that assist manufacturers in bringing robotic products to market. The Evolution Robotics Software Platform (ERSP™) includes a state-of-the-art robotics software architecture, application development tools and core robotic functionality modules in the areas of computer vision, autonomous navigation and human-robot interaction. These technologies are designed to be ported to various platforms and processors to support clients’ needs, whether for high-volume, low-cost consumer products, or custom solutions. Evolution Robotics mission is to accelerate the robotics industry and help spur the creation of a variety of highly functional robot products that will become indispensable in our daily lives, at home and at work. Evolution Robotics is an operating company of Idealab, a creator and operator of technology businesses. www.evolution.com