Former president of Teradyne Robotics Ujjwal Kumar (left) and his successor Jean-Pierre Hathout (proper).
Ujjwal Kumar introduced on LinkedIn yesterday that it was his final day as president of Teradyne Robotics Group. He’ll stay with the corporate by means of September 2025 to assist his successor, Jean-Pierre Hathout, transition into the position.
“Within the final 2+ years at Teradyne Robotics, I’ve been pleased with working with an unbelievable world staff in increasing the product & buyer portfolios throughout Common Robots and Cell Industrial Robots, extending our world footprint, championing the unbelievable potential of Bodily AI, and above all serving to clients to remodel the way in which they work,” Kumar wrote.
Kumar stated he’ll proceed to pursue his ardour for enterprise transformation, bodily AI, trade 5.0, and automation, however didn’t share the place he can be heading subsequent.
The Robotic Report reached out to each Kumar and Teradyne president and CEO Greg Smith. Kumar stated he’ll communicate to us after he broadcasts his subsequent transfer. Smith stated he can speak subsequent week when he’s again from touring.
Teradyne Robotics contains collaborative robotic (cobot) arm chief Common Robots (UR) and autonomous cellular robotic (AMR) developer Cell Industrial Robots (MiR). The firm has struggled this yr to match earlier years’ income. For instance, the group generated $75 million within the second quarter of 2025, representing a 17% year-over-year decline.
Earlier this yr, Teradyne Robotics laid off about 10% of its workforce, citing the necessity to align operations with market circumstances. The group has additionally undergone management transitions at each UR and MiR, strikes the firm stated are aimed toward sharpening strategic focus and enhancing execution throughout each companies.
In December 2024, UR introduced it was establishing manufacturing capabilities in Nantong, China. This was the primary abroad manufacturing facility for Denmark-based UR, which stated on the time it was trying to considerably develop its presence in China, the world’s largest marketplace for industrial robots. To satisfy growing Chinese language demand, is producing two cobots particularly for China: the UR7e and UR12e.
Meet Teradyne’s new robotics president
Teradyne named Jean-Pierre “JP” Hathout as Kumar’s successor. Hathout was appointed president of UR in Could 2025 and was beforehand president of MiR for 2 years.
“I’m excited to have the ability to step into this position the place I can mix my expertise of and keenness for each cobot and AMR automation,” stated Hathout. “This can be a additional alternative to leverage the numerous technical and business synergies between the 2 manufacturers at a time of fast innovation and rising market potential.”
Hathout brings over 20 years of worldwide administration expertise, together with 17 years at Bosch, and most just lately led MiR to strengthen its product portfolio and world place. He’ll proceed to steer UR in his new place.
“We’re thrilled for JP to step into this new position of main the Robotics group,” stated Greg Smith, President and CEO of Teradyne. “The robotics trade is fast-changing, and I’m assured in JP’s potential to navigate the challenges and lead Teradyne Robotics to attain its progress objectives within the years to come back.”
