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We have some agricultural robot startups. Have a look around. I think the future of robots doing a lot of on-site moving-stuff-from-A-to-B and looking-at-things

We have some agricultural robot startups. Have a look around. I think the future of robots doing a lot of on-site moving-stuff-from-A-to-B and looking-at-things tasks in a lot of industries is coming now. It's technologically feasible and traditionally labor heavy work. NZ has mainly ag, so ag robots for us ;) It surely helps that farm labor is expensive and scarce here too. We don't have the luxury of under-the-table Mexican migrant workers. I agree though that being in NZ seems to stunt you as an engineer. America appears to be overflowing with incredible companies that even normal people, not only "rockstars" can work at.

beachy 5y ago
> America appears to be overflowing with incredible companies that even normal people, not only "rockstars" can work at. Access to capital. It's obvious that this venture would require huge investment to achieve profitability, way more than has ever been pumped into any kiwi company prior to turning a profit. Investors here have a much smaller vision. It's a shame, because this must be one of the worthiest targets for investment ever on the face of it. But it could never get off the ground in NZ.