Throughout his entire life, Robert Dobkin has been a cutting edge technologist and an entrepreneur, who preferred to apply his knowledge in a practical way rather than sitting inside a classroom learning theoretical concepts. By funding the Robert and Kathleen Dobkin Intuitive Foundation, his legacy will help the next generation of technologists and entrepreneurs solve real world problems with marketable solutions.
Solving real world problems with marketable solutions will require bringing together technologists and entrepreneurs. We work with universities and other world class institutions to introduce these two groups of problem-solvers around engineering, technical, digital, scientific, and medical concepts. If we can give them a supportive environment and a shared language, we believe they will change the world.
In its many forms, cutting edge technology has the potential to change the world. We believe in supporting and encouraging the research that uncovers new processes and new technology that has a meaningful impact on the way we live our lives. We are leading the way by investing in the people who excel in the laboratory as well as the people who can lead from the board room.
Most Americans spend time in their cars everyday. In large cities and increasingly in rural areas, we see opportunities to improve the way people live and move in their daily lives. We are focused primarily, but not exclusively, on sustainable solutions that address mobility. Within mobility, we are interested in work that matches the task to the vehicle. For us, and for the future, we believe sustainable means understanding how we consume resources relative to size and use.
For many people, their cognitive abilities fail before their body does. We are investing in human performance in order to allow people to do the things they enjoy and live their lives as fully as possible as they age. For us, human performance involves both the body and the mind. By supporting research and the application of scientific discoveries, we believe we can positively impact people in every corner of the world.
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