Having crossed the line from research and development to commercial leasing and sales, the fortified Boston Dynamics is now pursuing markets for its robotics that seem to blur the line between human and machine. Or animal and machine. The wares include the quadrupedal canine Spot, who thoroughly wowed Anderson Cooper during a memorable “60 Minutes” […]
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John Kahle – Kimball Electronics
In normal times, a manufacturer that made electronic medical assemblies for respiratory care products would go about its business as usual. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, these aren’t normal times. Along with the rest of the world, Kimball Electronics—a global company which makes everything from respiratory care devices and vehicle navigation systems to semiconductor power […]
Julie Delker – Phoenix Contact USA
Each August, baseball fans flock to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the annual Little League World Series played on diamonds throughout the city. There’s glory to be found on those dusty base paths, as well as aspirations for pro careers in big league ballparks. It’s not likely those fans will notice the Lycoming County Courthouse nearby—the blocky […]
Matthew Geekie – Graybar
When Matthew Geekie was a trial lawyer, he loved being in front of a judge and jury. But, despite finding fulfillment in helping people, his relationships with clients were short-lived and he longed for more meaningful connections. Now, as senior vice president, secretary and general counsel for Graybar, Geekie, who’s also on the company’s board, […]
Michael Novak – SCD
As a paratrooper in the Israeli military, Michael Novak had no qualms about leaping out of planes at 13,000 feet. Maybe it was the fearlessness that only an 18-year-old could possess or the beauty of the experience itself: freefalling quietly through the sky, time itself seeming to stand still. Whatever the attraction, there’s nothing like […]
Sara M. Cunnard – FARO Technologies
Like so many great mottos, it stands the test of time. “If you’re not growing, you’re dying,” Sara M. Cunnard says, sharing a sentiment expressed in some form or another by everyone from Bob Dylan to the 1994 classic “The Shawshank Redemption.” That way of thinking should keep her in good standing with FARO Technologies, […]
Troy Grabow – PAX Labs Inc.
It’s a skill that’s not dependent on age or location. In fact, you don’t need to be a Hippie living near Haight-Ashbury to know how to enjoy cannabis. In a time-honored tradition, members of the counterculture from Woodstock to Kingston have developed different ways to consume marijuana over the years. But with legalization the world […]
