Sometimes it can be fun to just dig around google and see what’s on the internet. In tonight’s edition, I’m going to see what I can find out about all of what Mako Surgical has been up to since I left. I’ve tried to stay in touch with some of my old collegeaus there, but they’ve clammed up tighter than a steel trap (Dennis, if you’re reading this, READ YOUR EMAIL!). Of course, I have a little insider info of what was going on when I left, but I won’t spill those beans. And I’m curious about what’s going on with my work since I left, because some of it was pretty neat & cutting edge and I kinda miss it. Let’s see what beans have slipped through other cracks:

And to think, all this from just Googling “Mako Surgical”.. Most of it’s not too surprising, but perhaps you’ve started to notice the underlying trend. It’s no secret that Z-Kat has the WAM. It’s all over the internet, and it’s even in the Wikipedia under “Leonardo’s Robot”. But let’s go a bit further… The one interesting tidbit in there is this “Amerdeep Dugal”. WHo is he?

Well, a quick Google turns up not much, but reveals that perhaps he is “Amardeep Dugal” who was hired to work with the Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies as a Biological Scientist on 11/15/04. Too similar to be a coincidence, I think. It also says he graduated from the University of Buffalo. So what does Google Say?

So what have we learned tonight folks? The essence of information is to be free. Restricting information, be it through NDA’s or Firewalls or whatever, doesn’t really work. If somebody knows something, word gets out.. And such concludes our lesson.

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