Industrial AI Podcast
Episodes
HM26: Whitelabeled AI and the hope for the API
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive straight into the heart of the industrial AI landscape – beyond flashy headlines and Instagram-worthy trade shows. We tackl...
Causal AI on the shopfloor
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Bernard, co-founder of Ethon AI, to explore the seismic shift happening as machines move from simply reacting to trul...
Data, Memory, Gyms and Models - what is NEURA Robotics strategy?
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dig deep into the evolving landscape of industrial AI, from April Fool’s pranks to real advances in robotics and automation. We ...
The End of Data Leakage
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive deep into the challenges facing time series AI model leaderboards, from hidden information leakage to the complexities of ben...
Autonomous CNC programming!?
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the cutting edge of industrial AI, from the latest advancements in large language model distillation to the transformati...
Can AI Agents Really Run the Factory?
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Tobias, a robotics and automation expert, to unpack what AI agents and generative AI mean for the future of industria...
Unlocking Industrial Knowledge with AI Agents
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the real-world impact of AI-powered knowledge platforms for industry. We sit down with Jakub from Zeta Alpha to uncover ...
Calling America - World Models Are Back
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the resurgence of world models in AI and explore why the industry is revisiting neurosymbolic approaches. We challenge t...
Why do we need a digital cousin for AI and Robotics?
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the evolving world of industrial AI, exploring everything from CNC innovation in Tel Aviv to the surprising rise of digi...
Cracking the Code: Scaling AI at Audi
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Andre Sagodi, a manufacturing and innovation expert at Audi, to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming t...
Agents, Molecules & the SaaS-mageddon
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the seismic shifts happening in industrial AI, from the so-called 'SaaS-mageddon' disrupting established software models...
What means Industrial Grade AI for Bosch?
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Norbert Jung, CEO of Bosch Connected Industry, to explore the evolving landscape of manufacturing co-intelligence. We...
Bridging the gap between factory data and agents
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we journey from weather woes in Franconia straight into the heart of Amsterdam’s AI innovation, exploring what happens when robotic...
AI module that sits between the sensor and host
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I dive deep into the future of industrial AI with Andreas de Jonge, exploring how inline AI is reshaping real-world manufacturing. We...
After the cucumbers AI - a robot for industrial applications
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the evolution of AI robotics, exploring how lessons from cucumber-picking robots are now revolutionizing industrial insp...
Gartner Analysts: OpsMate - "the cool vendor" ; but why?
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Peter sits down with James Zhang, co-founder and CPO of OpsMate AI, to explore the game-changing role of AI agents in factory operati...
The Race for a Billion
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the ambitious European initiative offering up to one billion euros to fuel the next wave of AI innovation. I sit down wi...
From Charity to Taxpayer: Redefining Annotation
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the world of responsible data annotation with Andreas Schachl, co-founder of Responsible Annotation Services. We explore...
When Cables Meet AI: Reinventing Robot Reliability
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert sit down with Nick Tebeau from BizLink to explore how AI and machine learning are revolutionizing something as fundamental as...
Why Robots Need an Ear: The Sound of Industry
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into why sound is the next big leap for AI in industry. I share insights from recent events, including the SPS exhibition and...
Numerical Machine Learning: Where Physics Meets AI
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down once again with Professor Oliver Niggemann to unravel the world of numerical machine learning—where traditional engineer...
Physics and Causality in Robotics
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dig deep into the evolving landscape of industrial AI, from billion-dollar cloud partnerships in Europe to the fierce debate over ...
MathWorks and the evolution of AI in engineering
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Richard Rovner, Vice President of Marketing at MathWorks, to explore the fascinating evolution of AI in engineering. ...
No GenAI without a Data Science Team
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive deep into the real-world state of AI adoption across industries, unpacking the findings of a major new survey with Gabriel Kr...
The "Schalker Jung" at Gemini
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Schunk CTO Timo Gessmann and Google DeepMind’s Phillip Lippe to explore how AI is transforming the world of robotic...
AI in the Forest 2: From Annotation to Automation
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We spent time in the Black Forest, where innovation met inspiration at our latest industrial AI gathering. In this episode, we share stories—from em...
AI and spot welding inspection: Reinventing Quality Control
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I dive into the fascinating world of non-destructive material testing with Christian Wagner from Vogt Ultrasonics and Jan Koutnik fro...
The Welding World Model
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the realities behind industrial AI adoption—both the successes and the setbacks. We share candid conversations with en...
The OPC UA MCP Server
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Armin Hadzalic to tackle the burning question: will the Model Context Protocol (MCP) truly transform industrial AI? W...
From parades to protocols and AI literacy
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the evolving landscape of industrial AI, starting with a lively Oktoberfest recap before shifting gears to the latest br...
Industrial AI Hardware: "CUDA was the last 15 years"
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Jens Stapelfeldt, Global AI Lead at AMD's University Program, to explore how AMD is challenging the status quo in AI ...
The AI Race for new Materials
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the rapidly evolving world of AI-driven material discovery with Victor Schmidt, tracing his journey from research at Mil...
AI Agents in Engineering
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Seeberg talks to Ram Seetharaman, Head of AI & Product Manager at Synera about Building your first digital engineer.
The future of CAD - an Indian Perspective
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pravin Waghmare is the CEO of Prescient from Pune. Magnus from Sandvik gave us the tip to talk to him about AI and CAD.
The sleeping giant awakens - Industrial AI education in India
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is happening in the field of industrial AI in India? An entire generation of young people is striving to enter this new field. We wanted to know:...
How Audi uses LSTM in resistance spot welding
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the help of artificial intelligence, Audi analyzes around 1.5 million weld points on 300 vehicles per shift at its Neckarsulm site. By way of com...
Accenture's approach to GenAI in engineering
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Seeberg spoke with Vlad Larichev Industrial AI Lead at Accenture about Agents, LLMs and AI for Engineering Tasks.
How to schedule the shopfloor with AI
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rico Knapper is the CEO of Pailot and loves PCBs shopfloors. Why? Because his AI based solution outperforms other approaches. We met him at Siemens.
300 episodes Industrial AI
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We celebrate... with WinCC, Agents and a special guets
Richard Socher: LLMs might be the CPU
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Socher is our guest. We discuss with the German wunderkind the role of LLMs in business and how architectures are changing. We met Richard Soc...
Process Industry: PlantGPT from India
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Seeberg talked to Praveen Kapse. He is the Vice President - Corporate Strategy & Data Analytics Head of Tridiagonal Solutions in Pune, India.
MAN Dataset for Trucks
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Industrial AI Podcast we talk about MAN TruckScenes: the world's first freely available sensor and driving data for autonomous ...
xLSTM-based time series model TiRex - why is it leading the leaderboards?
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the interview with Peter Seeberg, Sepp Hochreiter explains how he did it, what state tracking is, how he came up with the devices and what the next...
How does an Airbus data scientist keep up to date?
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert Weber talks to Tom Zehle from Airbus. He explains how he stays up to date, how he analyzes papers, and what he wants from rese...
Time Series Data Quality
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Seeberg talks to Thomas Dhollander, Co-founder & CPO at Timeseer.AI about Trusted IIoT Data as the Key to Proactive Operations.
MathWorks Safe AI, the Pope and Reinforcement Learning
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Lucas from MathWorks about their Safe AI Approach and how it can be used to make money, think about the Pope, and introduc...
Multi-Agent Generative Systems (MAGS) for transforming industrial processes
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MAGS harness the creative potential of generative models while enabling intelligent agents to collaborate, adapt, and solve complex problems in real t...
Do we need a "LexLeCun" or how to deal with US talents?
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We need to talk about talents – AI talents. We lack them in companies (really?), but also in universities, and, "Now that Trump is in power in Ameri...
Industrial Communication: MCP and A2A for the shopfloor?
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many of you still remember the fieldbus wars, then peace came and we solved industrial communication with TSN and many other technologies. But now the...
Productivity Mining
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the Newspart we talk about Hannover Messe, Agents, MCP and a lot more. Robert talked to Miroslaw Bartecki from Kyp.ai about Data, Supply Chains and...
Humanoid Robotics: Game Changer or Hype?
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We needed to discuss the topic because AI plays a crucial role in it and the guys from Fraunhofer IPA are the experts when it comes to robotics in Eur...
3D Files and an AI Agent
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're starting to feel like we're a CNC podcast. Two weeks ago, Sandvik was a guest, today Limitless CNC. The industry is highly innovative when it co...
GTC and Mr. Industrial AI
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Seeberg talks to Prof. Dr. Jay Lee not only about the past and the special features of industrial AI, but also looks to the future with him.
Sandvik: CNC AI Agents
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have already had an episode with the Sandvik CTO, but this time we go into detail. We talk about agents and how Sandvik uses them, what is needed f...
Physics-informed AI to handle polishing, spraying, inspection...
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The system enables companies to generate precise, process-specific motion trajectories that optimize production parameters and enhance adaptability, e...
Turing Award: The beast is back - the revival of Reinforcement Learning in the industrial sector
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DeepSeek has impressed many and reinforcement learning is getting new attention. However, it was never gone, but is now celebrating a revival. Jan Kou...
TabPFN - What are Prior Labs' plans?
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Hutter and his team were recently able to secure nine million euros. They are now embarking on timeseries and their first industrial projects. W...
Reasoning for Drones and World Robotics Models
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrii Zadaianchuk's CV is impressive: ETH Zurich, Max Planck and University of Amsterdam. We spoke to the exceptional researcher from the Netherlands...
Max Welling´s CuspAI
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We wanted to know who Cusp AI's customers are, what the platform looks like and how it brings together AI and domain knowledge. And Max explains what ...
DeepSeek and Beyond Safety
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Dr. Günter Klambauer explains Deepseek and evaluates the new model for us. Prof. Dr. Daniel Leidner from DLR, Anders Billesø Beck from Univers...
AutoML: Did we promise ourselves too much?
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We repeatedly see individual companies rolling out AutoML as a product, but the technology has not yet fulfilled the great promise of empowering domai...
Decoding Industrial Chaos
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An exploration into the intersection of artificial intelligence and manufacturing, where complex challenges meet innovative solutions. Expect insights...
AI Agents Unleashed: Redefining Industrial Automation?
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Together, we explore the evolution of agent technology, its practical use cases, and the profound impact it may have on industrial workflows. This is ...
Dr. Niels Syassen: Sick´s AI Strategy
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The episode was recorded on the fringes of the Beyond Safety Forum at the beginning of December. Safety experts and AI thought leaders discussed the i...
NeurIPS 24: Faster than Flash Attention
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of the year, Sepp Hochreiter looks back on the NeurIPS. We talk about the most interesting episodes and what may come next.
Symphony AI on the shopfloor
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From grounded AI models to explainable AI and overcoming data silos, the conversation dives into the nuts and bolts of creating domain-specific AI sol...
OEE and LLaMA
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest is Joern Steinbeck and we discuss his GenAI approach with LLaMA. Joern explains in the podcast how he uses the LLM for OEE optimisation and ...
NeuralDEM: Deep Learning for Simulation
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From silos in the food industry to fluidized bed reactors in the chemical sector, Johannes explains how neural networks are pushing the boundaries of ...
Redefine Safety and AI with xLSTM and SLAM
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spleenlab is a highly specialized AI software company founded with the Idea to redefine Safety and AI. Since April 2018, the company has been primaril...
AI in MedTech: 20 % faster ramp up time
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode unpacks how AI isn’t just about futuristic robotics but is already reshaping industries as unassuming as brooms and brushes. What makes...
Agentic Process Automation for Industrial Applications
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a fascinating conversation, Dr. Christian Gilcher guides us through the differences between RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and the more advanced ...
ASML: AI defined machines
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about AI research at ASML, new generations of machines, federated learning, MLOps and many more topics. In the news part Peter Seeberg and Rob...
AI at the Danube
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From explainable AI to organizing massive AI projects, this isn’t just about tech; it’s about solving real-world challenges. Listen in as they sha...
Trumpf's AI education offensive
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He explains the need for widespread AI knowledge across departments to enable data-driven innovation, starting with young apprentices and dual-study s...
AI Nobel Prizes and will XAI become mandatory for Industrial AI?
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The basis for the discussion is a paper by Prof. Dr. Marco Huber, which was published a few weeks ago: How should AI decisions be explained? Requireme...
Vanderlande: How Industrial AI Is Transforming Warehouses
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bas shares insights on how AI is enhancing control rooms, optimizing operational workflows, and addressing challenges like data sharing. The discussio...
Multi-Agent System for Simulation Model Parametrization in Digital Twins
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Xia is doing his doctorate at the University of Stuttgart at the Institute for Industrial Automation and Software Engineering. He investigates how to ...
Industrial AI - "Siemens, we want a managed service"
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rainer Brehm is the CEO of the Factory Automation Business Unit at Siemens. His team is behind the Industrial Copilot. We talk to Rainer about the mon...
AI-Robotic-Vision Approach for the Food Industry
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Only a few people in the region embody the Eindhoven ecosystem like Albert van Breemen. He studied there, worked for Philips, ASML and then set up his...
AI ears for the robot
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the news section, we talk about humanoids, about Aleph Alpha, about XAI and HMI and the demands of the AI Act for explainability. We talk about AI ...
Industrial AI and Suno.ai ...(in the centre section, it hangs)
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We still have something for the summer break! One prompt and the song is ready. This will change the music industry. Peter is a big Prince fan, so we ...
The AI NOx Agent
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Facilis.AI developed a transformative GenAI product and is working with 10 top tier manufacturers. They help manufacturers turn AI into tangible ROI i...
Industrial AI: The Revival of Hardware
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Utz-Uwe Haus takes us with him and explains what the industrial sector will need in terms of infrastructure in the coming years. But Uwe doesn't just ...
How is Aurora changing industrial simulation?
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest is Prof. Dr. Johannes Brandstetter. We met Johannes Brandstetter at the AI with purpose summit by Siemens. Peter Seeberg discussed with him ...
Jan Koutnik´s Blue Collar AI
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jan Koutnik “Czeched out” in 2009 to improve recurrent neural networks and scale evolutionary reinforcement learning as a postdoc at IDSIA. At NNA...
EU Machinery Regulation and Industrial AI
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The EU Machinery Regulation and the topic of AI are closely linked. But other regulations also play a role. For example, machine manufacturers must al...
CAM and AI: Sandvik´s Industrial AI strategy
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest is Magnus Malmström. He is the CTO of Sandvik. He explains to us what his customers demand from him in the area of AI, why his day-to-day w...
Do we need a "Simulink" for GenAI Systems?
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Dr. Jakub Tomczak published a sensational article on GenAI Systems a few weeks ago. We immediately realised that he had to explain it to us. His...
Industrial AI Hardware: Shadow Robot Company
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shadow's robotic hand is in high demand - among others at Google DeepMind - but the British company wants to scale its hand and is also eyeing other m...
Generate Data for a GenAI Design-Approach
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Peter and Robert report on their highlights from the AI with Purpose Summit and feature some topics that will be published in the coming weeks. For Ro...
Industrial AI: Time Series, ick hör dir trapsen
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about Timeseries and in the main part Prof. Dr. Marco Huber from IPA and Marc Zöller from GFT explain how their Timeseries Au...
AWS: Combine traditional ML use cases and GenAI
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Weber met Danny at Harting's IoT Week. A discussion quickly broke out about the future of European start-ups in the field of industrial AI. Unf...
How Continental identifies industrial AI use cases
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To identify AI use cases is always a big topic, when discussing industrial AI. Our guest is Dubravko Dolic will help us. He is the Global Team Lead Ap...
Trumpf's Industrial AI strategy
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest is Tom Schneider, Global Head of R&D at Trumpf. He explains to Peter Seeberg what Trumpf's AI strategy looks like, which products he is deve...
The xLSTM paper and a 2D Grasping solution
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hochreiter's xLSTM paper was eagerly awaited. Now it is here. Quote: "We have enhanced LSTM to xLSTM by exponential gating with memory mixing and a ne...
Hope for Europe: The State of AI Talent Report
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Zeki's insights are purely data-driven, based on a carefully curated dataset that brings together unique technologies and data to provide insights int...
AI explains Source Code
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many companies use GenAI to generate code. Josef Waltl and his team take the opposite approach. They have old code translated. Josef explains how they...
Beckhoff launches an AutoML tool
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fabian Bause was actually very sceptical at our AI in the Forest event, which was all about AutoML. Then he called us a few weeks ago and we were surp...
What's going on with the Industrial AI Podcast?
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We can't give anything away yet, but anyone who was at our AI in the Forest event will remember. You'll have to be patient until Monday. See you at th...
Silo AI: Why Körber, Philips or Unilever work with them?
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Silo AI and TurkuNLP are developing a family of multilingual open source LLMs with the aim of strengthening Europe's digital sovereignty and democrati...