The Robot Report Podcast
Episodes
Boston Dynamics' VP of Product Engineering on Developing Stretch
03 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Blankespoor, VP of product engineering at Boston Dynamics, takes us inside the development of Stretch, the box-moving robot the company introduc...
Agribotics with Suma Reddy; Space Lasers; The Truth About Tesla FSD
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Suma Reddy, CEO of agriculture robotics startup Future Acres, discusses the challenges farmers are facing today and how automation can help. I also ...
Juan Aparicio, Enrico Krog Iversen on improving robotics ease of use
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Enrico Krog Iversen, CEO of OnRobot, discusses advancements in end of arm tooling and what's next for the industry. Juan Aparicio, VP of Product at R...
Investor's Perspective on State of Robotics; Apologizing to Boston Dynamics
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Dunlap of Calibrate Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm, joins the program to discuss the SPAC craze, recent robotics investments, and...
Rick Faulk on Locus Robotics' potential IPO; Robots Have Landed on Mars
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics, discusses the company's $150 million Series E funding round and new unicorn status. He also explains why Locus shou...
Tertill CEO Helen Greiner; Can Aurora catch Waymo?
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Helen Greiner, CEO of Tertill, a Boston-based startup developing gardening robots, joined the show to talk about how she will help the startup scale. ...
Designing robot arms to survive lunar nights; Waymo 'no plans' to expand in Ariz.
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tom McCarthy joins the show to discuss how Motiv Space Systems is developing a robotic arm to survive the extreme cold of the Moon’s South Pole. The...
Jeff Burnstein on robot sales growth; Softbank’s evolving robotics play
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time, yearly orders of robots from non-automotive sectors surpassed automotive robot orders, as sales of robotic units in North America ...
FAA’s landmark approval for American Robotics & its impact on drones
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
American Robotics became the first drone company approved by the FAA to operate automated drones without human operators on site. Reese Mozer, CEO & c...
Teradyne's acquisition strategy & the future of cobots
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Smith, president of Teradyne’s Industrial Automation Group, takes us inside the company's acquisition strategy. Teradyne's industrial automatio...
How AMP Robotics is changing recycling; Festo wins GM gripper challenge
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matanya Horowitz, founder and CEO of AMP Robotics, discusses his pick-and-place robots that improving the economics of the recycling industry. Matanya...
Boston Dynamics talks about its big year, Hyundai acquisition
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What robotics company had a better 2020 than Boston Dynamics. Michael Patrick Perry, Boston Dynamics' VP of business development, joins the podcast di...
Why did Aurora buy Uber ATG?; Robotics thriving in Pittsburgh
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Aurora's acquisition of Uber's self-driving unit takes center stage on episode 27. We break down the acquisition and try to figure out why Aurora woul...
Autonomous submarines for ocean exploration; drone autonomy with Exyn Technologies
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jud Kauffman and Joe Wolfel, co-founders of Austin, Texas-based startup Terradepth, are building autonomous submarines for deep ocean exploration. Its...
Dextrous Robotics exits stealth; how robots impact the future of work
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Dextrous Robotics CEO and co-founder Evan Drumwright about its approach to automating the unloading of box trucks. This might be the next b...
Why Softbank is shopping Boston Dynamics; FedEx's Aaron Prather
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We break down why Softbank is reportedly looking to sell Boston Dynamics to Hyundai for upwards of $1B. Hyundai would be the third owner of Boston Dyn...
Inside the Bossa Nova-Walmart fallout; autonomous yard trucks with Outrider
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We break down the fallout between Bossa Nova and Walmart with Simbe Robotics' Brad Bogolea. Andrew Smith, CEO and Founder of Outrider, joins the show ...
Inside Canada’s robotics ecosystem, world’s spookiest robots, Miso’s restaurant robots
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Tremblay, president and CEO of Invest Ottawa, takes us inside the new Area X.O R&D facility that hopes to advance Canadian robotics. We also list...
Fictiv’s Dave Evans on designing robots for manufacturability; inside Jibo’s revival
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Evans, Founder and CEO of Fictiv, discusses the importance of a company's manufacturing and supply chain ecosystems. We breakdown case studies fr...
What's next for Waymo's robotaxis, Dusty Robotics' Tessa Lau, robotic prosthetics with Coapt
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tessa Lau, founder and CEO of Dusty Robotics, updates us on the FieldPrinter building layout robot. She discusses how the company pivoted away from it...
Demystifying China’s robotics industry, Motional talks robotaxis, TRI previews kitchen robot
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Georg Stieler gives us an inside look at China's robotics industry, we catch up with Motional CTO Laura Major on all things robotaxis, and Toyota Rese...
Amazon’s security drone, life-size Gundam & robotic-assisted surgery
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Doug Teany, COO, Corindus Vascular Robotics discusses robotic-assisted surgery, 5G hype vs. reality, and being acquired by Siemens Medical Solutions f...
Sarcos’ Ben Wolff, Uber ATG low on fuel, ROS on Spot
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sarcos Robotics' Ben Wolff joins us to discuss the challenges and opportunities of full-body exoskeletons. We talk about Uber's self-driving car divis...
Black in Robotics’ Ayanna Howard, Monroe Kennedy III on diversity & inclusion
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ayanna Howard and Monroe Kennedy III, academic co-leads of Black in Robotics, discuss diversity and inclusion issues in the robotics industry. They sh...
Vecna’s Daniel Theobald, August robot deals, SoftBank’s Brady Watkins
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Theobald, founder & CEO of Vecna Robotics and a founder of MassRobotics, joins us to talk about his passion for agriculture and the state of au...
Robotics investment trends with Oliver Mitchell; are Amazon drone deliveries coming?
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Oliver Mitchell, venture partner at ff Venture Capital, talks all things robotics investments. We discuss current robotics trends, how startups can de...
Waypoint Robotics’ Jason Walker on mobile robots; Thomas Visti’s next chapter
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about all things mobile robots with Jason Walker, CEO & Co-founder of Waypoint Robotics. He discusses his affinity for ROS, how his experience...
Qualcomm’s Dev Singh on 5G, edge robotics; do delivery robots make economic sense?
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Qualcomm's Dev Singh about the affects 5G and edge computing are having on robotics. We also touch upon Qualcomm's involvement in NASA's Ma...
Veo on manufacturing challenges; tele-operating Spot; Amazon goes to the mall
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Veo Robotics' Patrick Sobalvarro about how robotics can help solve today's manufacturing challenges. We discuss Amazon scooping up vacant r...
Kodiak Robotics & autonomous trucks, Anthony Levandowski going to jail
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the state of autonomous trucking with Kodiak Robotics and get its take on middle-mile logistics. We also hit on former Google executive Ant...
Re-skilling coal miners; Jibo returns; Perseverance Rover heads for Mars
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 9 of The Robot Report Podcast, we talk re-skilling coal miners with Kathy Walker of the eKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute, and max...
FedEx's parcel-handling robots; Waymo & Fiat; MassRobotics on startups dealing with COVID-19
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 8 of The Robot Report Podcast, we talk with Plus One Robotics about FedEx adopting its parcel handling robots, we discuss Waymo's exclusive...
Podcast: Hello Robot exits stealth; White Castle turns to automation
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 7 of The Robot Report Podcast, we talk with the founders of Hello Robot, which came out of stealth with the Stretch mobile manipulator. We ...
Baseball & robotics startups during COVID-19; ROS on Windows 10
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 6 of The Robot Report Podcast, we profile the Pickle Robot Company, a Boston-based robotics startup developing the Dill parcel handling rob...
Podcast: First-half 2020 highlights; space robotics expert Chris Thayer
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 5 of The Robot Report Podcast, we recap the top stories of the first half of 2020. We also talk with Chris Thayer, who has worked on space ...
6 River Systems talks Shopify acquisition; Gatik on autonomous vehicle development
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 4 of The Robot Report Podcast, 6 River Systems co-founder Chris Cacioppo discusses the Shopify acquisition for nearly $500 million, creatin...
Boston Dynamics talks Spot launch; Universal Robots on cobot innovation
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 3 of The Robot Report Podcast, Michael Patrick Perry of Boston Dynamics discusses the commercial launch of the Spot quadruped and we catch ...
Paolo Pirjanian on the Moonshot of Developing a Companion Robot
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paolo Pirjanian, Founder and CEO of Embodied, joins The Robot Report Podcast to talk about the moonshot of developing the Moxie companion robot.
The Robot Report Podcast Ep. 1: Agility Robotics on Legged Robotics
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Hurst, Co-founder and CTO of Agility Robotics, joins the podcast to talk about the challenges and opportunities of developing legged robots. ...