Pittsburgh is rapidly gaining a reputation as a center for the robotics industry, creating products and technologies that will change our future economy and our lives with innovations ranging from driverless cars and unmanned drones to exciting advancements in the field of medicine.

It’s fascinating to consider that “Robotics Row” started with the redevelopment and transformation of a former steel mill into a technology center that became a community anchor.

RIDC’s President Donald Smith writes about this transformation and what’s attracting robotics companies to the region for Revitalization News: Revitalizing Properties From Our Industrial Past For Our Robotics Future.