In this episode, we explore why robotics adoption is accelerating now, what pain points are blocking wider deployment, and how the convergence of specialized silicon, optimized software frameworks, and modular hardware platforms is making production-grade robotics achievable. From labor shortages to geopolitical onshoring pressures, we examine the business imperatives driving investment and the technical stack required to deliver measurable ROI through metrics like intervention rate, MTBF, and throughput.