In this episode of The Techne Connect, we speak with Jamie Palmer, CTO and Co-Founder of Icarus Robotics. Jamie explains how Icarus is building free flying dexterous robots for space stations to support astronauts with cargo handling, maintenance and experimental tasks in microgravity.

He shares his journey from mechanical engineering at Trinity College Dublin to Formula One performance engineering, robotics research in New York and founding Icarus through Entrepreneur First. Jamie discusses human robot teaming, the need for real world deployment, and why data from field operations is central to training the next generation of autonomous robots.

He also speaks about the challenge of space labour, the value of general purpose manipulation and the path toward deploying Icarus robots to the ISS in 2027. This episode offers insight into robotics, microgravity engineering and the skills needed for the future of physical AI.

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