The Robot Report Podcast
Episodes
Building Tomorrow: How Bedrock Robotics is Changing the Construction Industry
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Boris Sofman, co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Robotics, who covers a wide range of topics related to the automation of heavy mach...
Ed Mehr on Transforming Manufacturing at Machina Labs
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Ed Mehr, Co-founder of Machine Labs, explains how he’s building the "software-defined factory." We dive into how robotic-powered automati...
Plug-and-Play AI: Transforming Robotics with Modular Skills
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week, our guest is Dinesh Narayanan, Head of Commercialization, General Robotics. Dinesh shares insights into the founding of General...
AI's Role in the Future of Robotics: Insights from 3Laws
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week, our guests are Andrew Singletary, CEO, and Amir Sharif, COO of 3Laws. They discuss the evolution of the 3Laws technology from a...
Ghost Robotics: Innovating for Safety
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week, Gavin Kenneally, CEO and co-founder of Ghost Robotics, discusses the journey of the company from its inception to becoming a le...
Manifest 2026 Recap
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Oitzman and Gene Demaitre recap their recent trip to attend the Manifest tradeshow in Las Vegas. The show features vignettes from the show floor ...
Robot development from Actuators to AI
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests this week are Marco Mauerer, from Maxon and David Koelle, Charles River Analytics. In this interview from the Humanoid Summit in Silicon Va...
Road to Rail: Slashing Costs and Carbon with Automation
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Kevin Damoa, founder and CEO of Glīd Technologies. Damoa discusses Glīd, the world's first autonomous road-to-rail solution,...
Thomas Pilz on Innovation and Safety in Robotics
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week, our guest is Thomas Pilz, Managing Partner of Pilz GmbH & Co. KG, who dives into the company's evolution from a glass-blowing b...
Spencer Krause: Why Hardware is the New Engineering Frontier
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on the show this week is Spencer Krause, CEO and co-founder of SKA Robotics. A longtime friend of the show, Krause shares insights into the ...
CES 2026 robotics recap; 2026 predictions
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week cohosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the robots of CES 2026, and review the news of the week. Guest appearances by Chris Matthieu, VP...
Robotics in Review: Editors look back at 2025
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Steve Crowe and The Robot Report editorial team (Gene Demaitre, Mike Oitzman, and Brianna Wessling) for the annual end-of-year wrap-up. The ...
From Combat to Space: Mike LeBlanc on Humanoid Robotics
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mike LeBlanc, co-founder of Foundation and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, shares insights from his entrepreneurial journey, part...
Inside Glacier's Mission to Modernize Recycling
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mike Oitzman and Gene Demaitre interview Rebecca Hu-Thrams, CEO and co-founder of Glacier, about the challenges and innovations in re...
Kristian Kassow: A Pioneer in the Cobot Industry
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kristian Kassow, co-founder of Universal Robots and managing director of Kassow Robots, discusses the evolution of collaborative robo...
Micropolis and the Future of Robotics in Dubai
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Fareed Aljawhari, the CEO and founder of Micropolis Robotics, to explore the evolution of robotics in Dubai and the ...
Designing Space Robots
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mike Oitzman, Gene Demaitre, and Chris Finger discuss the role of Harmonic Drive in space robotics, exploring the challenges and inno...
The Power of STEM: Shaping the Next Generation
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we explore the critical role of STEM education in reshoring manufacturing and empowering the next generation of engineers. Featuring insigh...
How ODW Logistics is Innovating with Automation
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the show, we welcome Brian Chereson, an industrial engineer from ODW Logistics, and Cody Upp, head of commercial for Zebra Robotics Autom...
FIRA 2025 Ag robotics recap
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summary This week, Mike Oitzman recaps the FIRA 2025 Ag Robotics event in Woodland, CA, highlighting the latest innovations in new automation solution...
RoboBusiness 2025 Recap
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the 2025 RoboBusiness event which took place last week in Santa Clara CA. The show features interviews with ten sta...
Edge Computing and AI: A Conversation with Ben Wolff
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Ben Wolff, CEO of Palladyne AI, to discuss the company's innovative strides in the AI and robotics industry. We dive...
Adrian Stoch: Driving Hai Robotics' U.S. expansion
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week: Adrian Stoch, CEO Hai Robotics, USA In the conversation with Stoch, he discusses his transition from GXO Logistics to a leaders...
Robots, mergers and acquisitions with Peter Finn
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we reconnect with Peter Finn, Managing Director at BGL, to explore the evolving landscape of industrial technology, robotics, and AI....
Performance-Guided Surgery: Robots in the operating room
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week: Dustin Vaughan, VP of R&D for Robotics at Ascensus, discusses the strategic direction and priorities of his team, focusing on t...
From Teleoperation to Autonomy: Inside Boston Dynamics' Atlas Training
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the show today, Scott Kuindersma, VP of Robotics Research at Boston Dynamics, discusses the development and testing of large behavior models (LBMs)...
Robots and Regulations: Transforming the Cannabis Industry
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Nohtal Partansky, CEO and founder of Sorting Robotics. Partansky shares his journey from working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Labor...
Inside Singapore's Physical AI Revolution
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The focus this week is on the burgeoning field of physical AI and robotics in Singapore, highlighting the country's strategic initiatives, the role of...
The startup journey, from prototype to production
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week, we catch up with Bren Pierce, CEO and founder of Kinisi robotics. Bren is a veteran of the mobile robotics market, having deliv...
Beyond Manufacturing: AI-Powered Robotics and the Long Tail of Commercial Innovation
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week, we highlight a session from Robotics Summit 2025 titled “Beyond Manufacturing: AI-Powered Robotics and the Long Tail of Comme...
The State of Humanoids: Where is the market headed?
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we replay a session from Robotics Summit 2025 on “The State of Humanoids“: The panelists include: Pras Velagapudi - CTO, Agility ...
The Robot Revolution: Top 10 robots of all time
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests this week are Aaron Prather, Director of the Robotics & Autonomous Systems Program at ASTM International, and later in the show, Rajat Bhag...
Exploring the future of humanoid robotics with Novanta
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the innovative world of Novanta Robotics and Automation with Nick Damiano, Senior Business Development Manager. Discover...
Reaching New Heights: The Giraffe Robot's impact on warehouse efficiency
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests this week are Charlie Kemp, CTO and cofounder of Hello Robot and Jan Zizka, CEO and cofounder of Brightpick. Join us as we explore the gro...
Trends in Supply Chain Robotics with John Santagate
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests on this episode are John Santagate, Sr Vice President, from Infios, Elliot Helms from Novanta and Aleksandr Malashchenko from Revimo. In t...
Farmer-First Future: Agtonomy's Approach to Smart Agriculture
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests on this episode are Tim Bucher, CEO of Agtonomy, and Sean Walters, General Manager, Captron. In this conversation, Tim Bucher, CEO of Agt...
The Road Ahead for Robotics: Insights from Motional's Major and Foundation's Pathak
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests on this episode are Laura Major, CEO of Motional, and Sankaet Pathek, founder and CEO of Foundation. Cohost Mike Oitzman interviews Laura ...
Celebrating 200 Episodes; Evolution of robotics in space exploration
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our 200th episode! Our guest in this episode is Dr Robert Ambrose, Texas A&M professor and Chairman of Robotics and Artificial Intelligenc...
How Robotics is Changing the Apparel Industry
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest in this episode is Cam Myers, founder and CEO of CreateMe. He discusses the innovative application of robotics and adhesive technology in ga...
Building a U.S.-based supply chain
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Robert Kufner, CEO and President of SDP/SI, discusses the evolution of the company in response to the changing demands of the te...
Persona AI developing industrial humanoid
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest in this episode is Nicolas Radford, CEO and co-founder of Persona AI. Persona is commercializing a multi-purpose humanoid to personify AI, e...
ICRA Recap; OSRF on ROS 1 Sunset
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest in this episode is Geoffrey Biggs, CTO of the Open Source Robotics Foundation. He updates us on the recent ROS 2 Kilted Kaiju release, the p...
Automate 2025 Recap
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, co-hosts Mike Oitzman and Gene Demaitre recap the 2025 Automate show in Detroit, MI. In additional to their personal experiences and take-...
Safety and Efficiency in Robotics Design
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest in this episode is Giovanni Campanella, the Industrial Automation and Robotics General Manager at Texas Instruments (TI). In this conversati...
Live from the 2025 Robotics Summit
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode comes to you live from the expo floor of the 2025 Robotics Summit and Expo in Boston. Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the event and Mi...
The Future of Safety in Robotics with Ouster
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Angus Pacala, CEO and Co-founder of Ouster Lidar. In this conversation, Pacala, discusses the advancements in lidar technology,...
Vibration Control in Manufacturing & Robotics
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Featured interview this week: Rob Marshick, Enidine National Sales Manager The team also covers the news from the week, including the ABB Robotics sp...
Building a Universal Robotics Platform with BOW
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests this week are Nick Thompson, CEO and co-founder of BOW, and Daniel Camilleri, CTO and founder of BOW. BOW is a robotics platform that aims...
RBR50 recap: Spotlight on robotics innovation
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week, the entire editorial staff of The Robot Report discusses the 2025 winners of the RBR50 innovation awards. The editors talk abo...
Ali Kashani on the Future of Last-Mile Logistics
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Ali Kashani, co-founder and CEO of Serve Robotics, who discusses the company's impressive growth, including a 700% revenue incr...
Recap: Promat and GTC 2025 show highlights
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week the co-hosts recap what they saw and learned about at the Promat and NVIDIA GTC 2025 trade shows. You'll hear the latest news an...
Wandlebots on the future of robot programming
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Fabio Gehrlicher, Director of Market Expansion at Wandelbots. In the interview, they discuss the company's journey, focusing o...
Navigating the US Robotics Market: Strategies for Success
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Mark Messina, the new Managing Director and CEO of ANSCER Robotics America. Mark discusses his journey in the robotics industr...
The Robotics Factory Builds Robot Companies
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Dr Kevin Dowling, Managing Director of the Robotics Factory, discusses the role of the factory in fostering robotics startups i...
How Apptronik is accelerating the humanoid robot race
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Jeff Cardenas, CEO and co-founder of Apptronik. We invited Cardenas onto the show to give us some insight into the $350 million...
Precision Farming: Bridging the Connectivity Gap
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Chris Painter, the Director of Technical Product Management at CNH Industrial. In this conversation, co-host Mike Oitzman and C...
Using Drones to improve wildfire and forest management
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Erin Linebarger, CEO and co-founder of Robotics88. In this conversation, Erin Linebarger discusses the innovative use of drone...
Warehouse automation trends with John Santagate
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is John Santagate, Senior Vice President, Robotics, Körber Supply Chain Software. John gives a look back at 2024 for the warehous...
UR+: The Ecosystem of Collaborative Automation
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Chris Savoia, Head of Ecosystem Success, Americas UR Keywords Universal Robots, collaborative robots, automation, mobile manip...
Navigating the world of manufacturing logistics with FlexQube
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, co-hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman cover the leading robotics news stories from the week. In the featured interview this week, Mi...
2024 year in review: bold bets and dashed dreams
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got the entire editorial team on this episode as we look back at some of the biggest robotics stories of the year, including the highlights an...
Unleashing the potential of AI in robotics
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, cohosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman cover the leading robotics news stories from the week. In the featured interview this week, Mik...
Funding the next wave of robotics
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s VC week at the podcast. TLDR: This episode features interviews with Juliette Chevallier from Scale Ventures and Jasmine Singh from Jay Moon Ven...
The Wild Robot: Where Nature Meets Technology with Peter Brown
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, cohost's Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman sit down with author and illustrator Peter Brown to discuss his children's books series: The Wild Rob...
Nuro navigates to fully autonomous driving
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Andrew Clare, CTO of Nuro, discusses the company's evolution in the autonomous vehicle space, focusing on their innovative Nuro ...
AI at the Edge: How perception and AI are shaping mobile robotics
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, co-hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman cover the leading robotics news stories from the week. In the featured interview this week, Oi...
The ABB Edge: Using AI and Robotics to Transform Industries
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cohosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman catch up on the latest robotics news of the week, including Mike recent visit to the Stanford Robotics Center. I...
Who Let the Robodogs Out? Meet Swiss-Mile's wheeled quadruped
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, cohosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman cover the leading robotics news stories from the week. From the news this week, check out the X...
New Atlas video; Climbing to new heights in warehouse automation with BionicHive
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, co-hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman discuss the latest video from Boston Dynamics showing Atlas electric humanoid in an autonomous ...
Practical Applications of Embodied AI and Humanoid Robots
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's show, Dr. Russ Tedrake from Toyota Research Institute, and Scott Kuindersma from Boston Dynamics discuss their collaboration on humanoi...
RoboBusiness 2024 recap
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week, co-hosts Steve Crowe, Mike Oitzman and Gene Demaitre review the significant highlights from RoboBusiness 2024 which took place ...
Navigating Robotics Through the Political Landscape
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Dr. Henrik Christensen discusses the intersection of robotics and federal policy, emphasizing the need for more attention and fu...
Inside 1x's plan to test humanoids in homes
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week, we feature a recent conversation with 1X Founder and CEO, Berndt Børnich, and learn all about the company's plan to begin test...
Drone Week: Innovation in agriculture and hydrogen-fueled drones
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's drone week on the podcast, and we feature two interviews from the world of aerial robotics. Today, we talk with Hylio Drones CEO and Co-founder A...
Kinisi Robotics on the potential of wheeled humanoids
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we connected with Bren Pierce, CEO and founder of a young startup that recently decloaked to bring a new wheeled humanoid robot platform to ...
Yarbo brings robots to the backyard
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we learn all about Yarbo robotics from cofounder Kenneth Kohlmann. Yarbo made its mark with the launch of its first robotic snow blo...
Unpacking Amazon’s unique Covariant AI deal
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cohosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman discuss the latest robotics news from the last week, including a review of the July funding report, which topped ...
Ask an Expert: Versaflex conveyors with mk North America
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the show today, we sit down with Michael Zampano, product engineer from mk North America, and learn all about flexible conveyance, a critical part ...
Counting inventory with Nokia AIMS smart drone technology
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Catch up on the latest robotics news of the week, including Boston Dynamics Atlas doing pushups; Fanuc launches new R50i robot controller; Waymo start...
Driving the transformation of the robotics industry
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives into the heart of the robotics industry with a special treat: the keynote fireside chat from the 2024 Robotics Summit. Join us as w...
New dimensions in warehouse automation
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the show today, we have a conversation with Chris Walti, CEO and co-founder of Mytra AI. Mytra decloaked and unveiled its pallet-based ASRS-like st...
The State of Warehouse Automation
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the show today, we hear a replay of the State of Warehouse Automation Panel from the 2024 Robotics Summit, this was an esteemed panel moderated by ...
Advancing the World of Construction Robotics
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we connect with Mike Pivac, CEO of FBR. The Australian robotics company recently brought the latest generation of its HadrianX autonomous br...
Making robots easier to program and deploy
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we learn how Jacobi Robotics is improving the programming and deployment of industrial robots from CEO and co-founder Max Cao. You'll...
Pushing the limits of warehouse inventory management
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, we catch up with Oana Jinga, co-founder, Chief Commercial and Product Officer for Dexory to learn all about the Dexory warehouse i...
Advancing the capabilities and standards of indoor and outdoor autonomous systems
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stratom President and CEO Mark Gordon joins us today on the podcast. Stratom is a military contractor that makes robots for various divisions of the U...
Gathering warehouse inventory data - plus a look at Electrocraft motion solutions
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the show today, we talk to Sankalp Arora, CEO and co-founder of Gather.ai, and learn about Gather’s view of warehouse inventory management using ...
The inside scoop on food manufacturing with Chef Robotics
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week, we get the inside scoop on automating food manufacturing with Chef Robotics founder and CEO Rajat Bhageria. He takes us through...
Configuring the future of robotics
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Robot Report Podcast, Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman discuss the news of the week, then we hear recent interviews with Mike Oitzm...
2024 Robotics Summit recap / Interviews with RBR50 Winners
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Steve Crowe, Mike Oitzman and Eugene Demaitre discuss highlights from the 2024 Robotics Summit and Expo that took place in Boston ear...
From the barn to the bar: AI powered robots
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Matt Casella from Richtech about the Adam bartending robot, and then to Chris Padwick from John Deere about creating visio...
2024 RBR50 Innovation Awards
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the entire The Robot Report editorial staff is on the show to discuss the highlights of the 2024 RBR50 Innovation Awards that were announce...
Team and TAM, the keys to investing in robotics
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our featured guest on the show this week is Jamie Lee, Managing Partner at Tamarack Global. Tamarack Global emerged on our radar last month as one of ...
NVIDIA GTC24 and R-24 recap
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, cohosts Mike Oitzman and Gene Demaitre recap their attendance at the NVIDIA GTC24 event in San Jose CA, and Gene's recent trip to Den...
MODEX 2024 recap
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week host Steve Crowe reviews what he saw and learned while attending MODEX in Atlanta GA earlier in the week. Steve highlights the new products...
Cutting Edge: AI-Powered Landscaping with Electric Sheep
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nag Murty, CEO and cofounder of Electric Sheep, and Michael Laskey, CTO of Electric Sheep join the show this week to discuss how Electric Sheep is dis...
Harvesting innovation: The story behind Tortuga's autonomous harvesting robots
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Adamson, CEO and co-founder of Tortuga, joins us in this episode to discuss agricultural robotics. Tortuga is one of the agtech companies leading...
Warehouse automation update with Fetch Robotics and Anyware Robotics
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week, we have a conversation with Thomas Tang, CEO and co-founder of Anyware Robotics. Anyware Robotics is launching an autonomous tr...
3 Laws robot safety and the evolution of bipedal locomotion
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the show today, we interview Dr Aaron Ames, Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering and Control and Dynamical Systems at CalTech. Dr Ames is ...
A look at Zipline's future & the design of the Zip's Droid
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of the podcast, co-hosts Mike Oitzman and Gene Demaitre discuss the current state of Zipline with Keenan Wyrobek, who is the Ch...