Who said "data is the new oil"? hint... 2006

Plus Figure and the flood gates opening for robotics funding (apparently)

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When British mathematician Clive Humby declared in 2006 that “data is the new oil,” he meant that data, like oil, isn't useful in its raw state. It needs to be refined, processed and turned into something useful; its value lies in its potential.

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