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MIRABEL, Quebec, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- RobotShop is pleased to announce it has been named one of PROFIT 200's Fastest-Growing Companies in Canada. Coming in at number 63, RobotShop has grown 843% in the last five years. RobotShop's core business is entirely online via its ecommerce web-site robotshop­.com, and it has distribution centres and logistics established in Canada, the United States and Europe. RobotShop is undoubtedly the leading online robot store for all your robotic needs.

"RobotShop's performance confirms what experts around the globe are saying about the field of robotics; it is growing rapidly and is becoming a key strategic industry in the 21th century," says Mario Tremblay, Founder, President and CEO of RobotShop. "With over 5000 products catering to the service robot market more precisely for education, research, domestic and professional use, I believe more than ever that RobotShop is a benchmark in the robotics market, showing the revolution that is underway, and that the reality of a robot in every home is not far away."

PROFIT 200 profiles the country's most successful companies and ranks them based on revenue growth over the last five years. It is Canada's largest annual celebration of entrepreneurial achievement and the list of Canada's Fastest-growing companies is published in the Summer issue of PROFIT Magazine and online at PROFITguide.com.

"The PROFIT 200 companies are an inspiration to Canadian entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs," says Ian Portsmouth, Editor-in-Chief of PROFIT Magazine. "PROFIT is proud to celebrate the success of these businesspeople, who, despite a challenging economy, have achieved outstanding success in a wide variety of fields."

About RobotShop Distribution Inc.
RobotShop is the world's leading robot store for personal and professional robot technology. It provides personal, domestic and professional robots, development platforms, kits, and specialized robotic parts. RobotShop is also an important source for robotics education and research.

For more information on RobotShop, please visit www.robotshop.com

About PROFIT Magazine
PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success is Canada's preeminent publication dedicated to the management issues and opportunities facing small and mid-sized businesses. For 30 years, Canadian entrepreneurs and senior managers across a vast array of economic sectors have remained loyal to PROFIT because it's a timely and reliable source of actionable information that helps them achieve business success and get the recognition they deserve for generating positive economic and social change.

For more information, visit PROFIT online at www.PROFITguide.com

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