The Robot Arms Taking Over Window Washing, and Everything That Comes With It

The Robot Arms Taking Over Window Washing, and Everything That Comes With It

Michael Brown never expected to jump from the world of distribution and office supplies into the frontier of robotics. But while driving through Manhattan one day, watching window washers dangle off skyscrapers as they had for decades, he saw an opening — literally. The future, he thought, didn’t need to be hanging from ropes. It could be anchored in data, robotics, and automation. Now, as CEO and chairman of Skyline Robotics, Brown is leading a…