Less than 8 hours after returning from Portugal, I found myself on a flight to Pittsburgh for a job interview in the area tomorrow. Should I accept the position, it is understood that I would commute from Boston, which while less than ideal, is not that uncommon in the high-tech sector these days. While Pittsburgh once dominated the steel-making industry (mills can still be found in the area as pictured above) the region is in the midst of a high-tech transformation with robotics at its core.