Founders are wary of hardware because, well, hardware's hard. Here's how robot maker Automata has beaten the odds, raised money and dodged supply chain disaster.
After four years of the robot equivalent of SAS training — running at double speed, carrying heavy weights, contending with extreme temperatures — Eva is ready for action.
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