Dominic Keen: Why investing in robots makes sense in 2017

Three themes to watch

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Robotic start-ups are set to proliferate over the course of this year, says Dominic Keen, and there are likely to be attractive and tax-efficient investment opportunities available through the SEIS scheme

As automation begins to drive significant productivity improvements across the global economy, we are all becoming increasingly aware of the important role robots and artificial intelligence will play in our lives in the near future. The promise of ‘robotisation' within many areas potentially suggests we are at the dawn of a new industrial revolution that will spur on economic growth over future years. As a result, robotics looks likely to emerge as one of the most active areas of early-stage investing in 2017. Furthermore, to the benefit of investors, the level of risk can now be gre...

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