Program geared to help firms grow

If you want to understand the changing face of economic development in Boulder County, look no further than Stratom Inc., an engineering company in Boulder that’s developing a robotic vehicle.
Stratom has received a $1.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force and a separate $750,000 contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to develop an unmanned, robotic vehicle that can load cargo from a warehouse onto an aircraft or a ship, said Mark Gordon, company president.

In the future, Stratom wants to win commercial contracts from companies that want to buy the vehicle, Gordon said.

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