Incubation in the Clusters
Once again, Silicon Valley is showing the rest of us how its done (see “Incubation” for the data). Robotics only feels like it is poorly incubated in the Valley, because it doesn’t have incubators...
View ArticleNeedless Deaths
Fire season has just begun this year and already there have been two needless deaths that can be attributed to the FAA and Forest Service’s failure to embrace unmanned and robotic technology. There is...
View ArticleWho is on the federal dole in robotics? Texas?!!
I just posted my rankings for federal support of the robotics/unmanned systems industry in each of the three clusters. What was really striking is how if you are in defense robotics, you actually...
View ArticleWho are the top 20 academic roboticists?
In trying to compare the clusters, one of the most important and difficult to measure factors is the quality of the academic pipeline in each of the three clusters. I thought about looking at patent...
View ArticleEast Coast Chauvinism in Robotics: Time to Face Facts, Silicon Valley is...
A cleaned-up version of this article became my first post on Hizook. http://www.hizook.com/blog/2012/06/25/east-coast-chauvinism-robotics-time-face-facts-silicon-valley-kicking-our-butt#comment-971...
View ArticleWhat cluster does a company with HQ in Boston but more offices in Silicon...
I’ve got more comprehensive data on public robotics companies due to some updates suggested over at hizook. However, I’m at a loss as to how to classify Brooks Automation and Cognex. They both make...
View ArticleHizook 2011 Notes
Be on the look out for a forthcoming analysis of the Hizook 2011 VC in Robotic List on Hizook about the funds that invest in robotics. I’m publishing my research notes here so they don’t foul up the...
View ArticleNewsflash: Business School Professors Wrong, Delaware is Not Always the Answer
I’m working on incorporating a start-up and I discovered something very interesting, Delaware is NOT necessarily the best place for initial incorporation of your start-up. If you are profitable,...
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