What kind of markets will be targeted for commercialization?
For now, we are categorizing our markets into two classes: 1. Institutional/vertical markets: These include medical, dental, manufacturing, industrial design, communications, engineering, automotive, robotics, traditional machining and fabrication, agriculture, packaging, science and research, architecture, engineering, construction, transportation, and entertainment industries. These represent customers who can immediately see how the technology impacts their bottom line. They all have a current quantifiable need for one-off parts and/or tests of physical objects or scenarios. These markets provide a way for us to sell products based on our technology (including hardware, software, and service products) right away. They also allow us to sustain the business for the longer term required to develop products for the consumer markets described below. The downsides include long, consultative sales cycles and highly specialized product needs. 2. Base/consumer markets: These include inventio
