We interview executives from some of our favorite robots at CES 2023, including an update from the IAC 2023 competition.
2022 in review: the year in robotics
Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the top moments and biggest stories that happened in the robotics industry during 2022.
PODCAST: Developing policies for cops using robots with lethal force
Paul Scharre, who helped the Office of the Secretary of Defense develop policies around autonomous systems and emerging weapons technologies, joins the show to discuss San Francisco’s police department potentially using robots with lethal force.
PODCAST: Nic Radford on underwater robots; celebrating 100 episodes
Leveraging experience developing space robots for NASA, Nauticus Robotics is developing underwater robots to perform inspection and maintenance tasks.
PODCAST: A conversation with the founders of RobOpsCon; a robo dog fight breaks out over patents
This week, we talk to the founders of Robotics Operations Group (ROG) about the organization’s growth and RobOpsCon earlier this week.
PODCAST: Inside Samantha Johnson’s quest to build robots for deafblind people
Tatum Robotics won the RoboBusiness Pitchfire robotics startup competition. It’s building an anthropomorphic hand that signs tactile sign languages for people with deafblindness who can’t hear or see.
PODCAST: ARGO.AI shuts down; Covariant CEO discusses RaaS performance
On the podcast this week, we discuss the dissolution of ARGO.AI, the state of autonomous driving, and we learn about the new RaaS performance contract for Covariant.AI
PODCAST: Viam opens beta of new robotics platform; Amazon/FedEx end testing of delivery robots
This week, we discuss the news of Amazon ending the use of delivery robots and talk to Viam CEO Eliot Horowitz about its new robotics platform beta.
PODCAST: Tesla Optimus demo; Markus Schmidt from Swisslog
This week, we discuss the recent demo of the Tesla Optimus bipedal robot and talk to Swisslog President Markus Schmidt about high throughput material handling.
PODCAST: RoboTire CEO Victor Darolfi on automating tire changing
This week, we talk with RoboTire CEO Victor Darolfi about automating tire-changing with robots.
PODCAST: RoboBusiness and Field Robotics Engineering Forum preview
Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman are joined by Dan Kara to preview RoboBusiness 2022.
PODCAST: Commercial UAV update; Product leadership with Kishore Boyalakuntla
This week’s podcast reviews the latest developments in UAVs and a deep dive into product management with Kishore Boyalakuntla.
PODCAST: AI – chipset bans and keeping humans in the loop
This week’s podcast discusses situations in which AI and machine learning still come up short for robotics systems and how a human-in-the-loop system can help solve edge cases in real-time.
PODCAST: Joe Speed update on Indy Autonomous Challenge
Joe Speed gives us a detailed look at changes to the autonomous IAC racecar platform
PODCAST: The state of robotics investment
Cowen’s Peter Finn on the state of investment into the robotics industry and the impact of inflation, higher interest rates, and other issues.
PODCAST: Jenga robot creator reviews flaws of chess-playing robot
Nima Fazeli is an assistant professor of robotics at the University of Michigan and director of its Manipulation and Machine Intelligence Lab. He also created a famous Jenga-playing robot while at MIT.
PODCAST: How Labrador Systems developed its assistive robots
On The Robot Report Podcast, Mike Dooley discusses the technical and business challenges of developing Labrador Systems’ assistive robots.
Brian Gerkey on the success of Open Robotics and ROS
This week, we talk to Brian Gerkey the co-founder and CEO of Open Robotics about ROS and open source software.
Anders Beck introduces the UR20; California bans autonomous tractors
This week, we talk to Universal Robots VP of strategy Anders Beck about the features of the new UR20 Cobot.
PODCAST: Niels Jul Jacobsen, CEO, Capra Robotics
Niels Jul Jacobsen, CEO of Capra Robotics, discusses the company’s innovative mobile robotics platform. He also shares lessons learned from scaling and selling Mobile Industrial Robots, an AMR developer he founded in 2013.
PODCAST: Jeremiah Robison from Cionic creates bionic clothing to help patients walk better
This week, we talk to Cionic CEO and Co-founder Jeremiah Robison about the development and technology behind bionic clothing that improves the mobility of stroke and cerebral palsy patients.
PODCAST: Scythe Robotics CEO Jack Morrison discusses autonomous mowing
This week, we talk to Scythe Robotics CEO and Co-founder Jack Morrison about the market for commercial autonomous mowers and the business of RaaS.
PODCAST: RGo Robotics helps mobile robots perceive the world around them
This week, we talk to RGo Robotics CEO and Cofounder Amir Bousani about the needs for robotic perception, especially in mobile robots.
PODCAST: Robotics Summit & Expo 2022 Recap
We recap the Robotics Summit & Expo, which brought together a who’s who of industry leaders to learn about new enabling technology, products and services driving innovation in the robotics industry.
Agility Robotics gets a boost from Amazon; The US Alliance of Robotics Clusters is born
Listen to Steve and Mike interview Agility Robotics co-founder and CEO, Damion Shelton. They also discuss the new US Alliance of Robotics Clusters.