All 3 of the robotic companies are outside US. Just shows J&J's thought process of looking outside US right now for M&A.
I don't think DLR or Samsung is further along than Titan. Just other options out there that Google/J&J might find they can do more with. Just not enough information as to where those platforms are in the process.
I agree Samsung looks big.
Don't discount the problem that the royalty may cause. Per CUIN2 and I think I remember seeing the same it's a percentage of net sales. This means they would take about 5% off the total sales not just profits. That's a big deal and when translated into a % of profits is a much larger %.
Not saying it's a deal breaker, but a red flag for sure. Warren Robotics could just throw a large sum of cash at the University to purchase the patent.