As the folks in the news biz say, that chart has legs! You did a nice job of reporting on it, and you are maybe the only writer to respond who had a complex understanding of the numbers. And yes, I am a Pittsburgh booster and I have a vested interest in the success of robotics and other technology companies in the region. So, I am prone to be positive.
You are correct that the July numbers are only three companies and mostly just Aurora. And September is better due to one company's funding. Yes, it's only 2 months out of 12, but once the September numbers are in I will also share September AND year-to-date numbers in a similar format. Don't be surprised if Pittsburgh still exceeds most countries on the list.
This is reason for Pittsburgh to be proud, but it is also a reason for concern about the robotics industry as a whole -- because, for Jan-July, roughly 1/8 of the total global robotics funding went to just one city -- and that's Pittsburgh. Our share will go up with September's data.
Thanks! Glad to know the real origins of this. I could tell it was a screenshotn of another tweet, and I tried to track down the original but gave up after a little bit. I plan on keeping track of the numbers, especially how things shape up for the year.
Maria:
As the folks in the news biz say, that chart has legs! You did a nice job of reporting on it, and you are maybe the only writer to respond who had a complex understanding of the numbers. And yes, I am a Pittsburgh booster and I have a vested interest in the success of robotics and other technology companies in the region. So, I am prone to be positive.
You are correct that the July numbers are only three companies and mostly just Aurora. And September is better due to one company's funding. Yes, it's only 2 months out of 12, but once the September numbers are in I will also share September AND year-to-date numbers in a similar format. Don't be surprised if Pittsburgh still exceeds most countries on the list.
This is reason for Pittsburgh to be proud, but it is also a reason for concern about the robotics industry as a whole -- because, for Jan-July, roughly 1/8 of the total global robotics funding went to just one city -- and that's Pittsburgh. Our share will go up with September's data.
Matt Beale
Daedalus, Pittsburgh
www.daed.com
Thanks! Glad to know the real origins of this. I could tell it was a screenshotn of another tweet, and I tried to track down the original but gave up after a little bit. I plan on keeping track of the numbers, especially how things shape up for the year.
Here is the original posting, my second biggest of the year and probably ever:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7105877937077317632/