David Reger’s a busy man. When he dials into our video call from his company’s office in Metzingen, Germany, the CEO of Neura Robotics is not long back from a whirlwind tour that took him to Dubai, the US and China to meet with existing and potential partners. The day after we speak, he’s expected in Helsinki for the annual Slush tech conference.
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