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U.S. research dollars keep flowing
Posted 06/16/11 at 12:09 PM
... U.S. DoD to spend $41.7 billion on unmanned aerial vehicles and systems in 2012-2014 (that’s $13.9 billion per year!) says research firm focused on the aerospace/defense sector.
... Defense spending towers over venture capital investments, eg:
- Aldebaran Robotics (of Nao fame) raised $13 million from Intel Capital, CDC Innovation, iSource and Crédit Agricole Private Equity
- Liquid Robotics (wave gliders) got $22 million from VantagePoint Capital and Schlumberger
- Estonian Fits.me (robotic mannequin) received $1.75 million from the Estonian Development Fund
