seegrid.com Visualize Your Enterprise with Seegrid Robotic Solutions Robots: Creating Jobs by Unlocking Value Presentation to the Congressional Robotics Caucus July 25, 2013

seegrid.com Outline What is “Unlocking Value”? How do robots unlock value? How does that benefit the economy and create jobs? What activities are enabled by robots? 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp

seegrid.com Economics (Debate) Productivity growth increases employment opportunities Competition drives productivity growth Technology enables productivity growth Technology causes job shifts Productivity improvements can offset losses to global competition 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp

seegrid.com Costs of Production 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp Sales Management Transport Capital Taxes R&D Overhead Energy Materials Labor Facilities

seegrid.com US Competitive Position 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp Sales Management Transport Capital Taxes R&D Overhead Energy Materials Labor Facilities The US is competitive in most costs, including labor, and has an advantage in energy Advantage Neutral Disadvantage

seegrid.com Inefficiencies Drive Up Costs 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp Overhead Energy Materials Labor Facilities Overhead Energy Materials Labor Facilities

seegrid.com Inefficiency & Effects Overhead Energy Materials Labor Facilities Waiting – Idle Wastes  Errors  Unnecessary Moves  Excess Material Variability, inconsistency 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp Increase costs in all areas Automation Reduces Inefficiencies

seegrid.com Robots remove a slice of the cost pie Remove non-value adding functions Reduce errors, yield loss Reduce variability – increase capacity, reduce capital requirements Reduce energy requirements 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp

seegrid.com US Competitive Position with Robots 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp Sales Management Transport Capital Taxes R&D Overhead Energy Materials Labor Facilities Use of Automation reduces the impact of higher wages, construction and capital costs Advantage Neutral Disadvantage Improved

seegrid.com Advantages are Unlocked and Opportunities Increase 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp Sales Management Transport Capital Taxes R&D Overhead Energy Materials Labor Facilities Increased competitiveness allows new opportunities to “on-shore” and “stay home” Advantage Neutral Disadvantage

seegrid.com ROBOTS ENABLE WHOLE (NEW) INDUSTRIES Wait, there’s more

seegrid.com Its not just manufacturing Automation and robotics are typically discussed with respect to manufacturing efficiencies It is really about operating efficiencies Delivering services employs MOST people Robots enable growth in all kinds of industries that cannot be “sent offshore” 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp

seegrid.com Operations in space 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp

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seegrid.com Same day shipping 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp

seegrid.com Semiconductor Fab 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp

seegrid.com Complex Surgery 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp

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seegrid.com Thank You 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp Mitchell Weiss COO Seegrid Corp.