Discover how AI is revolutionizing the food industry, from tackling labor shortages to enhancing efficiency and innovation.

You'll like this if you're interested in the future of food production, AI applications in business, or solving complex industry challenges through technology.

With Chef Robotic's Founder and CEO, Rajat Bhageria.

EPISODE LINKS
- Full transcript: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts/10-hungry-for-innovation-is-ai-the-key-to-fixing-food-industry-labor-issues.html
- Chef Robotic's Website: https://www.chefrobotics.ai/
- Chef Robotic's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chef-robotics/
- Rajat Bhageria's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajatbhageria/

PODCAST LINKS
- Watch and discuss on 𝕏: https://www.x.com/audrow
- Watch or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/74jWpWiLwsasY2QHtDcl8I
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audrow-nash-podcast/id1716486786
- Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@audrow
- Main podcast site: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audrow1
- RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e2666f60/podcast/rss
- Full transcripts: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts
- Podcast Github: https://github.com/audrow-nash-podcast

OUTLINE
(0:00) - Start
(1:36) - Introduction to Rajat and Chef Robotics
(3:03) - Early Ventures and the Power of AI
(5:51) - Identifying the Market Opportunity
(8:15) - Challenges in Food Industry Automation
(13:13) - Pivoting to High Mix Manufacturing
(42:33) - Bootstrapping AI for Real-World Robotics
(45:23) - Expanding to New Markets and Applications
(48:46) - Challenges in Food Manipulation
(1:02:06) - Leveraging Learning from Demonstration
(1:23:12) - Field Replaceable Units and Service Strategy
(1:24:05) - Scaling and Global Deployment
(1:25:25) - Hardware Upgrades and Modularity
(1:29:45) - AI and Robotics Industry Trends
(1:36:58) - Challenges in Robotics Production
(1:53:45) - Hiring the Best People

Robotics is hard. One way to make it less hard is good tooling for visualization.

You'll like this interview if you want to understand the data from your robot or are interested in opportunities around robotics developer tooling.

With Adrian Macneil from Foxglove.

EPISODE LINKS
- Full transcript: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts/9-how-to-accelerate-robotics-startups-a-better-data-visualization-story.html
- Actuate's Website: https://actuate.foxglove.dev/
- Foxglove's Website: https://foxglove.dev/
- Foxglove's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foxglovedev/
- Adrian's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianmacneil/

PODCAST LINKS
- Watch and discuss on 𝕏: https://www.x.com/audrow
- Watch or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/74jWpWiLwsasY2QHtDcl8I
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audrow-nash-podcast/id1716486786
- Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@audrow
- Main podcast site: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audrow1
- RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e2666f60/podcast/rss
- Full transcripts: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts
- Podcast Github: https://github.com/audrow-nash-podcast

OUTLINE
(0:00) - Start
(1:28) - Introduction to Adrian Macneil and Foxglove
(1:43) - The Genesis of Foxglove
(4:55) - Challenges in Robotics Data Logging
(7:20) - MCAP: A New Standard for Robotics Logging
(18:35) - Data Upload and Ingestion in Robotics
(30:46) - Cloud Indexing and Data Management
(35:53) - Visualization in Robotics
(39:05) - Performance and Platform Considerations
(51:54) - Extensibility and Customization
(56:50) - The Evolution of Foxglove Visualizer
(58:17) - Customizing Visualizations with Plugins and Extensions
(1:00:23) - Advanced Visualization Techniques and Extensions
(1:06:57) - WebAssembly and Performance Enhancements
(1:08:36) - Foxglove's Role in Robotics Simulation
(1:12:30) - Challenges and Future Directions in Robotics
(1:18:48) - Opportunities in Robotics Tooling
(1:24:55) - The Shift from Open Source to Closed Source and Foxglove 2.0
(1:41:59) - Actuate Conference: Bringing Robotics Developers Together

Can robots help fix the housing crisis? Cuby thinks so.

You'll like this interview if you're interested in automation in construction, the idea of a factory to make factories, and doing more engineering with less capital.

With Oleg Kandrashou and Aleks Gampel from Cuby.

EPISODE LINKS
- Full transcript: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts/8-can-you-ship-a-factory-a-bold-vision-to-make-homes-more-affordable.html
- Cuby's Website: https://www.cubytechnologies.com/
- Cuby's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buildwithcuby/
- Oleg's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olegkondrashov/
- Aleks' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamaleksandrgampel/

PODCAST LINKS
- Watch and discuss on 𝕏: https://www.x.com/audrow
- Watch or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/74jWpWiLwsasY2QHtDcl8I
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audrow-nash-podcast/id1716486786
- Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@audrow
- Main podcast site: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audrow1
- RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e2666f60/podcast/rss
- Full transcripts: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts
- Podcast Github: https://github.com/audrow-nash-podcast

OUTLINE
(0:00) - Episode Intro
(1:27) - Meet the Founders: Oleg and Aleks Introduce Themselves
(2:23) - What is Cuby? An Overview of Mobile Microfactories
(7:07) - Aleks' Journey: From Real Estate to PropTech to Cuby
(13:37) - Inside the R&D Center: A Tour of Cuby's Innovations
(19:28) - The Vector Theory: Oleg's Unique Management Philosophy
(23:42) - Addressing the Housing Crisis: The Need for Innovation
(31:30) - The Construction Process: Challenges and Solutions
(34:30) - Foundation to Finish: Building with Cuby's Technology
(38:02) - Why Shipping Containers? The Efficiency of Factory in a Box
(39:54) - Challenges and Competitors
(40:44) - Customizing Shipping Containers
(41:11) - Engineering and Production Innovations
(45:42) - Cost Efficiency and Global Talent
(47:47) - Comparing Engineering Schools
(55:15) - Productizing Factories
(1:00:56) - Should You Invest? Expected Cashflow from a Mobile Micro Factory
(1:04:05) - Assembling Houses with Humanoids
(1:09:13) - Cuby's Software Setup
(1:13:48) - Scaling and Future Plans

How do we bring manufacturing back to the United States? What role do robotics and AI play in this vision?

You'll like this interview if you're interested in the future of manufacturing in the United States and how robotics and AI are shaping it.

With Edward Mehr from Machina Labs.

EPISODE LINKS
- Full transcript: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts/7-an-exciting-vision-of-american-manufacturing-with-robotics-and-ai.html
- Machina Lab's Website: https://machinalabs.ai/
- Machina Lab's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/machina-labs/
- Edward Mehr's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-mehr/

PODCAST LINKS
- Watch and discuss on 𝕏: https://www.x.com/audrow
- Watch or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/74jWpWiLwsasY2QHtDcl8I
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audrow-nash-podcast/id1716486786
- Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@audrow
- Main podcast site: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audrow1
- RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e2666f60/podcast/rss
- Full transcripts: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts
- Podcast Github: https://github.com/audrow-nash-podcast

OUTLINE
(0:00) - Start
(0:29) - Episode intro
(1:51) - Introducing Edward and Machina Labs
(7:33) - AI in manufacturing
(15:19) - Using data for better models than physics-based models
(18:51) - Capturing data + modeling
(34:45) - About Machina Labs
(39:15) - Machina Lab's funding
(45:11) - Being in LA
(47:16) - Why make a company that is 10x better than alternatives
(58:43) - What if you weren't venture funded?
(1:02:53) - Or growing quickly
(1:10:26) - Humanoids: challenges + Elon Musk
(1:20:54) - AI trends: transformers + hallucinations
(1:35:32) - Thoughts on manufacturing
(1:42:15) - Advice to get involved in manufacturing

What is the Open Source Robotics Alliance (OSRA) and how is it pioneering a sustainable open source ecosystem for robotics?

You'll like this interview if you're interested in the open source robotics ecosystem and how it's evolving.

With Geoff Biggs from Open Robotics and Tully Foote from Open Robotics and Intrinsic.

EPISODE LINKS
- Full transcript: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts/6-osra-pioneering-a-sustainable-open-source-ecosystem-for-robotics.html
- OSRA's website: TODO
- Open Robotics' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-source-robotics-foundation/
- Open Robotics' website: https://www.openrobotics.org/

PODCAST LINKS
- Watch and discuss on 𝕏: https://www.x.com/audrow
- Watch or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/74jWpWiLwsasY2QHtDcl8I
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audrow-nash-podcast/id1716486786
- Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@audrow
- Main podcast site: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audrow1
- RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e2666f60/podcast/rss
- Full transcripts: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts
- Podcast Github: https://github.com/audrow-nash-podcast

OUTLINE
(0:00) - Episode intro
(2:47) - Willow Garage and Open Robotics Lore
(5:38) - Player and ROS lore
(9:06) - Willow Garage and the Birth of Open Robotics
(13:17) - Tully and Geoff's roles in Open Robotics
(22:13) - Why make ROS 2
(24:39) - Player and ROS 2
(25:42) - Towards a robot revolution
(29:16) - Gazebo for robot simulation
(34:39) - OpenRMF project at Open Rob
(38:22) - Important, but often forgotten: Open Robotics' infrastructure
(44:42) - Open Robotics before the Intrinsic Acquisition
(47:38) - Big steps for the ROS community we can take because of Intrinsic (Zenoh)
(51:41) - Rust for robotics
(53:27) - Intrinsic's acquisition of Open Robotics
(58:31) - OSRF since the Intrinsic acquisition of OSRC
(1:01:33) - How former OSRC folks contribute to OSRF now
(1:04:28) - Announcing OSRA!
(1:07:27) - Motivation for OSRA
(1:15:20) - Merit-based contributors
(1:18:06) - OSRA Consortium
(1:20:23) - Why companies might want to join the OSRA consortium
(1:23:55) - OSRA membership types
(1:29:18) - Meritocratic contributors + how to mentor and get involved
(1:32:26) - Mentorship process
(1:34:25) - The value of contributing to open source software
(1:39:19) - OSRA's badging system for contributors
(1:42:52) - Educating more people to be roboticists
(1:47:26) - Robotics in the next 5 years
(1:52:10) - Why open source?
(1:55:36) - Final thoughts

What are trends in robotics investment?

You'll like this interview if you're interested in the macro trends in robotics and how investors see the space.

With Sanjay Aggarwal from F-Prime Capital.

EPISODE LINKS
- Full transcript: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts/5-the-state-of-robotics-report-in-2024-early-days-but-great-potential.html
- 2024 State of Robotics report: https://fprimecapital.com/robotics
- Sanjay Aggarwal's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjaykaggarwal/
- F-Prime Capital's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/f-prime-capital-partners/
- F-Prime Capital's Website: https://fprimecapital.com/

PODCAST LINKS
- Watch and discuss on 𝕏: https://www.x.com/audrow
- Watch or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/74jWpWiLwsasY2QHtDcl8I
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audrow-nash-podcast/id1716486786
- Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@audrow
- Main podcast site: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audrow1
- RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e2666f60/podcast/rss
- Full transcripts: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts
- Podcast Github: https://github.com/audrow-nash-podcast

OUTLINE
(0:00) - Episode intro
(2:13) - Introducing Sanjay and F-Prime
(4:40) - Sanjay's background
(11:31) - Investing in Autonomous Vehicles then industrial robots
(15:29) - F-Primes portfolio of robotics companies
(26:55) - A new type of robotics founder
(28:21) - Humanoids
(35:04) - F-Prime's State of Robotics report
(39:29) - Macro forces for declining investment cash
(46:32) - Why are companies not IPO'ing lately?
(48:51) - High interest rates and how that effects the VC business model
(55:02) - Challenges in raising B & C investment rounds
(1:04:31) - Why we're in the early days in robotics
(1:09:23) - Will labor shortages affect robotics investments?
(1:12:00) - How reliable should systems be? + Human-in-the-loop
(1:17:20) - Common pitfalls to avoid for your robotics company
(1:20:27) - How to make your company VERY attractive to investors
(1:23:36) - Biggest challenges in robotics
(1:25:44) - Opportunities for new robotics companies
(1:27:53) - How would you start a new robotics company?
(1:32:12) - How to pick a good investor for your series A?
(1:34:39) - Trends in the robotics industry
(1:40:28) - Future of robotics

"Can I pay you to automate this?"

Stefan Seltz-Axmacher kept getting asked the same question about automating industrial vehicles, so he co-founded Polymath Robotics.

You'll like this interview if you're interested in the challenges and opportunities for mobile robots in industrial spaces.

With Stefan Seltz-Axmacher and Ilia Baranov from Polymath Robotics.

EPISODE LINKS
- Full transcript: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts/3-easy-autonomous-navigation-for-industrial-vehicles-because-people-keep-asking-for-it.html
- Polymath Robotics' website: https://www.polymathrobotics.com
- Polymath Robotics' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/polymath-robotics/
- Polymath Robotics' 𝕏: https://twitter.com/PolymathRobots
- Polymath Robotics' Github: https://github.com/polymathrobotics
- Stefan Seltz-Axmacher LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanseltzaxmacher/
- Ilia Baranov's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iliabaranov/
- Info on the Automate It! podcast: https://www.polymathrobotics.com/blog/podcast-launch

PODCAST LINKS
- Watch and discuss on 𝕏: https://www.x.com/audrow
- Watch or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/74jWpWiLwsasY2QHtDcl8I
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audrow-nash-podcast/id1716486786
- Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@audrow
- Main podcast site: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audrow1
- RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e2666f60/podcast/rss
- Full transcripts: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts
- Podcast Github: https://github.com/audrow-nash-podcast

OUTLINE
(00:00:00) - Start
(00:02:47) - Introducing Stefan, Ilia, and Polymath Robotics
(00:04:33) - Let's stop reinventing the wheel
(00:23:11) - Is your code open-source?
(00:26:34) - Why focus on mobile robots?
(00:29:20) - Stefan's experience starting Starsky Robotics
(00:33:45) - A good task to automate and not get lit on fire
(00:36:29) - Integrating with sensors
(00:39:15) - Approaching the problem from another side than most robotics startups
(00:42:57) - Ambitions for Polymath Robotics
(00:47:58) - Running a different kind of business with fewer hats
(00:50:22) - Stefan's bankrun t-shirt campaign
(00:54:30) - How Polymath plans to grow
(00:57:14) - How Polymath uses machine learning
(01:01:30) - Big and expensive vehicles are easier to automate?
(01:07:45) - Thoughts on AI and Machine Learning
(01:15:40) - Making safety certified systems
(01:27:12) - Live demo!
(01:31:52) - Web tools and robotics
(01:38:57) - Automate It podcast
(01:49:57) - Advice for getting involved in robotics
(01:54:27) - Stefan's former startup experience and path to Polymath
(02:00:54) - Thoughts on side projects
(02:04:50) - What Stefan and Ilia are excited about in robotics

Will humanoid robots and AI take your job?

It's a question I've been hearing a lot. So, to get some perspective, I talked with Agility Robotics' CTO, Melonee Wise.

You'll like this interview if you want to understand the bleeding edge of robotics and AI and where we'll first see humanoid robots.

EPISODE LINKS
- Full transcript: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts/2-will-humanoid-robots-take-your-job-challenges-opportunities-and-timeline.html
- Agility's website: https://agilityrobotics.com/
- Agility's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/agility-robotics

PODCAST LINKS
- Watch and discuss on 𝕏: https://www.x.com/audrow
- Watch or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/74jWpWiLwsasY2QHtDcl8I
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audrow-nash-podcast/id1716486786
- Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@audrow
- Main podcast site: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audrow1
- RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e2666f60/podcast/rss
- Full transcripts: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts
- Podcast Github: https://github.com/audrow-nash-podcast

OUTLINE
(00:00:00) - Start
(00:00:31) - Episode introduction
(00:01:42) - Introducing Melonee + Agility Robotics
(00:03:44) - Introducing Digit
(00:05:17) - How’d Melonee to join Agility?
(00:09:13) - Pivoting from curb to doorstep delivery
(00:11:34) - Why Humanoids?
(00:16:18) - How does Digit compare to people?
(00:19:01) - Ethics of humanoid robots
(00:25:09) - LLMs automation and white collar jobs
(00:37:35) - Robot factory + suppliers in North America
(00:42:53) - Reestablishing a trade class in the US
(00:53:17) - Digit’s hands
(00:55:55) - Thoughts on humanoids
(01:01:45) - Timeline for humanoids
(01:05:56) - What if you had your own ChatGPT?
(01:08:35) - Best time to be in robotics or worst time?
(01:10:07) - Advice for new roboticists
(01:13:10) - Amazon trials
(01:15:27) - Agility Robotics in the next 2-5 years
(01:18:42) - Humanoids and spreadsheets? Is this the tipping point?
(01:21:20) - What are you excited about in robotics now?
(01:23:42) - Wrapping up

How would you make ChatGPT but for the physical world? That's what Electric Sheep Robotics is working on. It's an audacious goal, and to accomplish it, they're doing many things fundamentally different than most robotics companies.

You'll enjoy this interview if you're interested in how AI and robotics fit together in a real application and if you want to see a new robotics business model that will probably become very popular.

Nag Murty is the Founder and CEO of Electric Sheep, and Mike Laskey is the VP of Autonomy at Electric Sheep.

EPISODE LINKS
- Full transcript: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts/1-rethinking-robotics-electric-sheep-s-journey-to-safer-smarter-machines.html
- Electric Sheep's Website: https://sheeprobotics.ai/
- Electric Sheep's X: https://twitter.com/sheeprobotics
- Electric Sheep's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/electric-sheep-robotics/

PODCAST LINKS
- Watch and discuss on X: https://www.x.com/audrow
- Watch or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/74jWpWiLwsasY2QHtDcl8I
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audrow-nash-podcast/id1716486786
- Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@audrow
- Main podcast site: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audrow1
- RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e2666f60/podcast/rss
- Full transcripts: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts

OUTLINE
(00:00:00) - Start
(00:01:32) - Introducing Nag + Mike + Electric Sheep
(00:02:51) - Large world models
(00:06:24) - Learning physics
(00:10:08) - Robot sensors
(00:17:57) - Introducing ES1 as CatGPT
(00:20:17) - ES1’s input / output
(00:21:52) - End-to-end learning for robots
(00:26:51) - Getting data
(00:27:47) - Electric Sheep’s background
(00:30:49) - Business philosophy at Electric Sheep
(00:33:19) - Sim-to-real + long tail events
(00:36:38) - ChatGPT
(00:42:01) - Building for safety
(00:49:25) - Safety with AI
(00:54:23) - Apple’s surprise new features
(00:58:06) - Generalizing learnings for other tasks, like snowplowing
(01:03:35) - AI architecture
(01:07:09) - Training to mow straight lines
(01:11:19) - Why not Robot-as-a-Service?
(01:17:08) - Boring businesses + robots + AI
(01:24:34) - How do we build the data model?
(01:29:07) - Getting into dexterous tasks
(01:30:28) - Building a monopoly
(01:31:23) - Advice for our new world of AI
(01:40:37) - Links and contact info
(01:41:33) - Hanging out