Boom or Bust? 11 Big Bets on the Future of Boston Tech
Gregory T. Huang7/9/12Follow @gthuang
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| Rethink Robotics (fka Heartland Robotics) HQ: Boston, MA Founded: 2008 CEO: Scott Eckert Amount raised: $62M Investors: Charles River Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Sigma Partners, Bezos Expeditions, Draper Fisher Jurvetson. What it represents: The future of robots and manufacturing. Why it wins: New robotics paradigm with potentially game-changing technology and economics—could revolutionize factories. Why it loses: Manufacturing costs and technology risk; adoption could take a while. (Plus I liked the old name better.) |
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