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Pres. Obama Excludes Robotics in State of the Union Speech

By Frank Tobe | January 31, 2011

Pres. Obama didn’t use the word “robotics” or make reference to the robotics industry in his State of the Union speech. Many think the omission dealt a death blow to an American owned and led robotics industry.

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About The Author

Frank Tobe

Frank Tobe is the founder of The Robot Report and co-founder of ROBO Global which has developed a tracking index for the robotics industry, the ROBO Global™ Robotics & Automation Index. The index of ~90 companies in 13 sub-sectors tracks and captures the entire economic value of this global opportunity in robotics, automation and enabling technologies.