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Whither Braintech?
The vision-guided robotic application supplier boasted a solid client list and a promising future. But that was before the recession rocked the auto industry.

A Form 8-K U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on May 4, 2010 by Braintech, Inc. (OTC BB: BRHI) leaves doubts as to whether the company can function as a going concern. The maker of software for vision-guided robotic applications boasted of a solid client list and a long-term Alliance Agreement with industrial robotics supplier ABB. The recession rocked the automotive sector hard, and with it the industrial robotics companies and their suppliers.

There was hope that Braintech could weather the storm.…

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