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.
A Review of the 2022 RBR50 Innovation Awards
Listen to Steve, Mike and Dan discuss some of the best innovations from this years RBR50
PODCAST: Willy Pell from Blue River Technology brings AI to the farm
Listen to how Blue River Technology brought autonomy to John Deere tractors and are using machine learning to continually improve the operations.
PODCAST: MODEX Recap; Family-owned business turns to cobots for help
MODEX recap and a discussion with automation end-user, Brian Tu from DCL Logistics about the effective deployment of cobots.
PODCAST: Black I Robotics launches mobile robot arm
Brian Hart, CEO of Black I Robotics, discusses the development of a new autonomous heavy lift robot arm designed to be deployed on top of a mobile robot.
PODCAST: Mark Messina on the future of warehouse automation
Mark Messina, CEO Americas Addverb Technologies, discusses the warehouse automation market in the Americas and the breadth of solutions from Addverb.
PODCAST: Cruise’s VP of robotics on SF robotaxi operations
Rashed Haq, VP of Robotics at Cruise, talks about how to train, optimize and implement AI-based algorithms for the control of autonomous vehicles.
Cruise’s VP of robotics on SF robotaxi operations
Rashed Haq, VP of Robotics at Cruise, talks about how to train, optimize and implement AI-based algorithms for the control of autonomous vehicles.
OTTO Motors future in automotive; Mars Perseverance anniversary
Matt Rendall, CEO of OTTO Motors, discusses the future of material handling in automotive and the importance of simulation for AMRs.