# kaal:claim:2808132-045

**Claim.** The decline in later stage robotics and drone investment rounds in the United States does not indicate stalled technological development; companies relocate later stage development to other countries because of the regulatory disconnect that exists in the United States.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- robotics and drones industry
- United States regulatory environment after 2011

**Source quote.**

> indicates that the technological development in this area is stalling. However, a closer look at the industry shows that companies relocate the later stage development to other countries due to the regulatory disconnect that exists in the United States.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, *How to Regulate Disruptive Innovation - From Facts to Data* (2016), VI. Venture Capital as Dynamic Regulation of Disruptive Innovation, page 38

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, How to Regulate Disruptive Innovation - From Facts to Data (2016). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2808132

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**Failure mode.** Regulatory disconnect driven offshoring  (family: regulatory-arbitrage)

**Topics.** innovation, regulatory-failure

**Keywords.** robotics-and-drones, regulatory-disconnect, offshoring, venture-capital, regulatory-failure

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