Crazy Hard Robots

There are thousands of problems in our human lives. We’re solving more and more of them with robots, but the much-hyped “robot apocalypse” is far in the distance. Robotics writer Steve Crowe is no stranger to the advances—and rumors—within the industry. He’s a leading authority at WTWH Media, the publisher behind The Robot Report, Robotics Business Review, Collaborative Robotics Trends, and Mobile Robot Guide. Crowe has covered robotics from all angles, so he knows the possibilities and limitations.

Listen to Crazy Hard Robots as Steve Crowe, Editorial Director at WTWH Media, geeks out with Tom about successes, failures, and possibilities for robotics, including:

About Steve Crowe

Steve Crowe is a dynamic editor, writer and public speaker with 10+ years in B2B and robotics. He is the Editor of The Robot Report and Collaborative Robotics Trends, two flagship publications of WTWH Media. The Robot Report provides engineering, technology, and business professionals with a single source for breaking news, product information, independent analysis, and in-depth research. Collaborative Robotics Trends provides news and analysis about emerging collaborative robotics capabilities, powerful enabling technologies, cobot applications and insights into future innovations.

Crowe joined WTWH Media after spending five years as Managing Editor of Robotics Trends and Robotics Business Review. He is also co-founder and co-chair of the Robotics Summit & Expo, a technical conference and expo dedicated to addressing the issues involved with the design, development, manufacture of commercial robotics systems; is co-chair of RoboBusiness, an international robotics business development and innovation event located in the Heart of Silicon Valley; and has produced robotics conferences for CES and PTC’s LiveWorx. Crowe holds a degree in journalism from Emerson College.

One of the “original gangsters” of the robotics startup space, Charlie Duncheon has done it all, from pioneering robotics technology and hobnobbing with Steve Jobs at Adept in the ‘80s to launching Grabit, a leader in material handling automation. Now he’s CEO and co-founder of a drug discovery automation and robotic solutions provider. As an engineering/sales hybrid, Charlie uses his technical expertise to create and grow businesses from scratch with next-gen technology. His secret sauce? Keep things simple with existing technology, identify a market, and tailor that technology for that market.

In this episode of Crazy Hard Robots, Tom chats with Charlie Duncheon, CEO and co-founder of Celltrio.

Tune in as Tom and Charlie discuss

About Charlie Duncheon

Charlie Duncheon has spent over thirty years in the robotics and factory automation industry. He joined Adept Technology at its inception and rose to become chief commercial officer, where he led Adept to a successful IPO.

With a successful consulting background behind him, Duncheon went on to become CEO of Artificial Muscle, Inc. and founder of Grabit, Inc. He currently serves on the Silicon Valley Robotics Board and as a robotics and IoT mentor at Plug and Play. He was also elected as president and board chairman of the Robotics Industries of America (RIA) and received RIA's distinguished Joseph Engelberger Leadership Award.

Duncheon holds a B.S. in industrial engineering from Purdue University and an M.S. in business administration from Southern Illinois University. He is a registered professional engineer.

Andrea Thomaz is a human-robot interaction specialist who builds social robot assistants that help people with chores.