Andreas Orthey Podcast
Sean Murray: How to build a Robotics Company, Robot Motion Planning on a Chip | Andreas Orthey #4
29 Apr 2025
How do you build a robotics company? Join me in my latest podcast episode, where I talk with Sean Murray, co-founder and director of robotics engineering at Realtime Robotics.Our topics include:- His past as a chemical engineer- Motion planning on a chip- The challenges of starting a robotics company- The importance of early feedback in product development- Hiring and retaining the right people- How academic and industrial motion planning differs- The next 10 years of industrial roboticsPlease enjoy!Content00:37 From Montana to Berlin01:18 Born in Texas02:26 First Contact with Computers03:10 Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology04:10 Interests in Bioinformatics05:37 Reservoir Engineering 07:31 Challenges in Reservoir Engineering11:12 PhD in Computer Science13:05 Benefits of having a different background14:09 Goals in PhD15:33 Robot Motion Planning on a Chip18:53 Process of Starting a Robotics Company 20:29 Vision of First Product21:56 Not what the industry wanted22:57 First Customer23:38 How to acquire Funding24:50 Biggest Challenge to start Realtime Robotics25:50 On Culture and Hiring26:38 Philosophy of Hiring People28:02 Retaining Good People in a Startup Environment29:23 Building Technical Expertise and Retain it30:31 Prerequisites to work at Realtime Robotics31:40 Critical Skills in a Startup Environment32:35 Differences between Academic and Industrial Motion Planning35:22 Resolver for Workcell Optimization38:19 Significance of Early Feedback40:25 Current Challenges in the Robotics Industry41:27 Balancing Shortterm and Longterm Goals42:13 The Next 10 Years43:28 AI in Robotics44:44 Impact of Large Language Models in Robotics45:40 Advice for your younger Self46:39 Value of Pivoting Faster47:17 Automation and Fears of Unemployment 49:05 Which jobs will become Obsolete?49:32 Could Basic Universal Income Unemployment?51:35 Exercises to Balance out Sitting on a DeskEpisode LinksSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3lJBV0in1MDvWrmm61DyWi?si=_idjSqaoR-iWG9PDdjEFdQApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sean-murray-how-to-build-a-robotics-company-robot/id1812910570?i=1000706674729Podcast LinksYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/andreasortheyX/Twitter: https://x.com/andreas_ortheySpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/andreasorthey/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aorthey/Support: https://buymeacoffee.com/aortheyPersonal Website: https://aorthey.comPodcast Website: https://aorthey.com/src/podcast
No persons identified in this episode.
This episode hasn't been transcribed yet
Help us prioritize this episode for transcription by upvoting it.
Popular episodes get transcribed faster
Other recent transcribed episodes
Transcribed and ready to explore now
#2426 - Cameron Hanes & Adam Greentree
16 Dec 2025
The Joe Rogan Experience
#2425 - Ethan Hawke
11 Dec 2025
The Joe Rogan Experience
SpaceX Said to Pursue 2026 IPO
10 Dec 2025
Bloomberg Tech
Donβt Call It a Comeback
10 Dec 2025
Motley Fool Money
Japan Claims AGI, Pentagon Adopts Gemini, and MIT Designs New Medicines
10 Dec 2025
The Daily AI Show
Eric Larsen on the emergence and potential of AI in healthcare
10 Dec 2025
McKinsey on Healthcare