General Robotics Int.

Consumer Robotics

Military Robotics

Emergent Control

Government Issues Design Challenge

Company Puts together Proposal

Government Selects Finalists

Finalists Create Prototype and Show to Government

Contract Awarded

• Roomba 400, 500, 600, 700, etc.

• Roomba Create

• Scooba

Products

• Roomba

Platforms

• Sensors heads• Robotic Arms• Mobile

Platforms

Components

• Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)

• Machined Metal

• Motors, Etc.• Sensors

Materials

• Electronic Systems

• Software Architectures

Technologies

• Industry Knowledge

• Tech Knowledge (engineering, physics, etc)

Knowledge, skills, Science

End Uses for Consumer

People who want

problem solved (Pain,

$$$)

Proprietary robotics

software and hardware

The happy medium (herding

cats)

People who solve their own

problems (the Hacker persona)

Scale of Siloing vs. Open Source

Products,

Services, Solutions

Platforms

Components

Knowledge, Skills,

Intellectual Concepts, “Science”

Technologies (applied knowledge)

The Primary Organizing Company(Robotics Company)

Raw Material

End User becomes R&D

Components Companies/Ind

ustries

Distributors and Retail Influencers

Total “Social” and “Commercial” Value

Materials (iron, etc)

“Supply” Side

“Demand” Side

“Demand” Side

“Demand” Side

The “Social Stack”

Open Source Community

Industry KnowledgeTech Knowledge

We invent for fun.

Futuristic thought leaders.

Viable ideas

Sponsored materials and tech, platforms

Demonstrable ROI needed

Beta Product, subject to Kaizen

The Bridging Opportunity

BotWiki? 3D printing robots?

Money, siloed infrastructure

ControlFlexibility

Form + Function = Baxter

Viral Marketing Value

Conventional, little known

How can we connect complementary pieces of the puzzle to form a sustainable self improving network here?