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Raytheon also divested itself of several nondefense businesses in the 1990s, including [[Amana Refrigeration]], Raytheon Commercial Laundry (purchased by [[Bain Capital]]'s [[Alliance Laundry Systems]]), and Seismograph Service Ltd (sold to [[Schlumberger]]-[[Geco-Prakla]]). On October 12, 1999, Raytheon exited the [[personal rapid transit]] (PRT) business as it terminated its [[PRT 2000]]<ref>[http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/PRT/PRT2000_Concept.html PRT 2000 System Concept], "Design and Commercialization of the PRT 2000 Personal Rapid Transit System" by S. J. Gluck, R. Tauber and B. Schupp. University of Washington Web Server.</ref> system due to the high cost of development and the lack of interest.<ref name="Raytheon PRT Prospects Dim but not Doomed. Peter Samuel.">[http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/samuel2.htm Raytheon PRT Prospects Dim but not Doomed. Peter Samuel.] October 1999.</ref> | Raytheon also divested itself of several nondefense businesses in the 1990s, including [[Amana Refrigeration]], Raytheon Commercial Laundry (purchased by [[Bain Capital]]'s [[Alliance Laundry Systems]]), and Seismograph Service Ltd (sold to [[Schlumberger]]-[[Geco-Prakla]]). On October 12, 1999, Raytheon exited the [[personal rapid transit]] (PRT) business as it terminated its [[PRT 2000]]<ref>[http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/PRT/PRT2000_Concept.html PRT 2000 System Concept], "Design and Commercialization of the PRT 2000 Personal Rapid Transit System" by S. J. Gluck, R. Tauber and B. Schupp. University of Washington Web Server.</ref> system due to the high cost of development and the lack of interest.<ref name="Raytheon PRT Prospects Dim but not Doomed. Peter Samuel.">[http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/samuel2.htm Raytheon PRT Prospects Dim but not Doomed. Peter Samuel.] October 1999.</ref> | ||
===2000s=== | ===2000s=== | ||
During the | During the September 11 attacks of 2001, Raytheon had an office in the South Tower of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] on the 91st floor. Their office, being 6 floors above where [[United Airlines Flight 175]] collided with the building, was spared from the immediate collision, but was utterly destroyed in the subsequent collapse of the South Tower.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Building: 2 World Trade Center - South Tower |url=http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/tenants2.html |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=www.edition.cnn.com}}</ref> | ||
In November 2007, Raytheon purchased [[Sarcos]] for an undisclosed sum, seeking to expand into robotics research and production.<ref>Jump up ^ Staff (2007-11-14). "Business Briefs". The Lowell Sun (MediaNews Group).</ref> | In November 2007, Raytheon purchased [[Sarcos]] for an undisclosed sum, seeking to expand into robotics research and production.<ref>Jump up ^ Staff (2007-11-14). "Business Briefs". The Lowell Sun (MediaNews Group).</ref> | ||