Noncompetes Are Lame — Let's Set the Creators Free http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Technically, the current robot boom in Massachusetts should not be happening. Over the past half decade, five new robotics companies have launched?each founded by a former employee of Bedford-based iRobot (you know, the folks that make the Roomba). The problem: Most of these entrepreneurs had strict noncompete agreements with iRobot. If iRobot was feeling stingy, none of the new companies would exist.



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