Michael Brown, CEO of Skyline Robotics: $10 Million Raised to Bring Automation to High-Rise Window Cleaning Category Visionaries

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Michael Brown, CEO of Skyline Robotics, a window cleaning technology company that's raised 10 million in funding, about why the glittering future of our urban environment demands a new approach to a traditional industry, and how Skyline Robotics is solving the problem of tomorrow’s world-class megastructures. With a robot workforce able to deliver higher quality services in record time, Skyline Robotics can handle projects on a scale that puts them in a field all of their own.
We also speak about the current state of robotics and what it means for the future of business, how a simple drive down the Westside Highway inspired Michael to found his new disruptive venture, the new markets around the world in need of a different approach to cleaning windows, and why the future of robot window cleaners goes way beyond a shiny facade.
Topics Discussed:
Michael’s business background and passion for industry-disrupting technologies, especially robotics
How a simple drive around New York inspired Michael to find the idea for a brand new business venture
Why robotics are a game changer for the window cleaning industry because of the clear benefits they provide to customers
How tomorrow’s emerging megacities and hypermodern construction projects make a new way to clean windows all but inevitable
The future of robotic interactions with our architecture, and the additional services cleaning units can provide
The real challenge of moving from concept to commercialization, and why so many companies never break through to the market
 
Favorite book: 
The Hunt for Red October (A Jack Ryan Novel)