area17

Here is area17 in plain terms. Autonomous navigation and collision avoidance systems for machines. The job it does: connecting machines, sensors and robots to software that controls or monitors them.

The natural audience is manufacturers and operators. Related areas on their profile: Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, Navigation and Robotics. As a very small product team themselves (1 to 10 people), they tend to serve customers of a similar scale best. You will probably talk to the people who build it, which is great until you need 24/7 support.

area17 is based in Menlo Park, California and founded in 2015. Their site is area17.ai.

Things worth asking about: hardware compatibility, uptime, and support. Get the renewal terms in writing before the first invoice.

If you have worked with area17, tell the next buyer what you paid and what surprised you. That is the part of this page we cannot write.