Teradyne  named Ujjwal Kumar as Group President - Teradyne Robotics. Kumar’s 25-year career has spanned multiple industries and major multi-national corporations, including General Motors, General Electric, and Honeywell. The Teradyne Robotics Group includes Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) that build human-scale robotics, designed to work alongside people to perform tasks that are dull, dirty, or even dangerous.

UR is the market leader in the work cell collaborative robotics market and MiR is a leader in autonomous mobile robotics (AMRs). Kumar succeeds Greg Smith who was promoted to Teradyne’s CEO in February this year.