The Mobile Robot Podcast

This week, host Mike Oitzman reviews the top mobile robot stories of 2020 with Steve Crowe, editor of The Robot Report. 

Steve is also the host of the podcast: The Robot Report Podcast, a weekly interview show that covers anything that "senses, thinks and moves".

This is a long show, so here's a topic index of the show so that you can fast forward to a section of interest:

Time    Topic

07:50    Steve Crowe reviews his favorite news stories from the year.

13:15    Discussion about disinfection robotics 

17:20    Discussion about tele-presence robotics and it's viability as an application

20:37    Steve and Mike discuss the impact to industrial in-person trade shows in 2020 

25:58    The impact of the pandemic on remote deployment and remote interactions with customers

34:30    A review with Steve about robotic investments in 2020

35:10    LiDAR and sensing investments

40:15 Mike wraps up his review of 2020 going over some of the investment numbers from the year. You can find the compete story and review of the investments from 2020 on The Mobile Robot Guide website.  Link: https://mobilerobotguide.com/2020/12/30/the-year-in-review-2020/

Tune in next week for the second half of the interview with Steve Crowe, when Mike and Steve discuss their predictions and look ahead to 2021.

You can find The Robot Report on the web at https://www.therobotreport.com/

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The podcast is sponsored this week by The Mobile Robot Guide (https://mobilerobotguide.com/), where you can find all of the latest news and information about mobile robots. The Mobile Robot Guide also publishes monthly Buyers Guides that provide you with complete product specifications and buying advice if you are in the market for a new mobile robotic solution.

The podcast is also sponsored this week by Wiferion. Wiferion is the leading solution provider for the mobile, wireless power supply of electric industrial vehicles. The inductive battery charging system of the etaLINK series charges fast and safe, fully automatic without contacts. The compactness and efficiency of 93% is unparalleled in its class. Find out more at https://www.wiferion.com/

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This week, host Mike Oitzman interviews Seegrid Robotics VP of Product, Jeff Christensen. Seegrid was is one of the early pioneers of vision guided autonomous robots and today they continue to be a market leader for autonomous material handling solutions. 

You can find Seegrid on the web at https://seegrid.com/

The podcast is sponsored this week by The Mobile Robot Guide (https://mobilerobotguide.com/), where you can find all of the latest news and information about mobile robots. The Mobile Robot Guide also publishes monthly Buyers Guides that provide you with complete product specifications and buying advice if you are in the market for a new mobile robotic solution.

The podcast is also sponsored this week by Wiferion. Wiferion is the leading solution provider for the mobile, wireless power supply of electric industrial vehicles. The inductive battery charging system of the etaLINK series charges fast and safe, fully automatic without contacts. The compactness and efficiency of 93% is unparalleled in its class. Find out more at https://www.wiferion.com/

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This week, host Mike Oitzman interviews AutoGuide CEO Rob Sullivan. AutoGuide is an heavy payload autonomous mobile robotic (AMR) manufacturer. The company is was acquired earlier this year by Teradyne and now is a key part of the Teradyne automation product family. 

AutoGuide Mobile Robots handle large payloads such as:

• Full and empty pallets
• Car bodies
• Auto parts
• Manufactured components

AutoGuide has a complete line of autonomous mobile robots for applications such as:

• Tugging
• Pallet handling
• Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) for pallets
• Manufacturing material handling
• Logistic

During the episode this week, Mike and Rob discuss the growth and evolution of AutoGuide Mobile Robots and specifically the autonomous handling of heavy payloads in the warehouse and logistics applications.

Check out AutoGuide on the web: https://www.agmobilerobots.com

The podcast is sponsored this week by The Mobile Robot Guide (https://mobilerobotguide.com/),  where you can find all of the latest news and information about mobile  robots. The Mobile Robot Guide also publishes monthly Buyers Guides that  provide you with complete product specifications and buying advice if  you are in the market for a new mobile robotic solution.

The  podcast is also sponsored this week by Wiferion. Wiferion is the leading  solution provider for the mobile, wireless power supply of electric  industrial vehicles. The inductive battery charging system of the  etaLINK series charges fast and safe, fully automatic without contacts.  The compactness and efficiency of 93% is unparalleled in its class. Find  out more at https://www.wiferion.com/

Music by Sonic Planet Productions, (c) 2020, used with permission.

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This weekly podcast features interviews with successful entrepreneurs, technology leaders and luminaries in the mobile robotics industry. If you love autonomous mobile robots as much as we do, then this is your weekly fix of inspiring stories about where this market is headed.

This week, host Mike Oitzman interviews Monarch Tractor co-founders Praveen Penmetsa (CEO), and Zachary Omohundro (CTO). Monarch Tractor just launched their new all-electric, compact autonomous tractor robot this week, and during the podcast we learn all about the features and new capabilities that an all-electric, autonomous tractor platform brings to farmers around the world.

The Monarch Tractor is unique, due in part to its all-electric, battery powered design, and its classic utility. Monarch Tractor is introducing a new robotic platform for farmers based on the classic, compact tractor design. This platform is backwards compatible in that it can use any existing implement that a farmer already owns, yet the electric design and instrumentation design open new possibilities for farmers to become more high-tech in their operations.

You can find Monarch Tractors on the web at: https://monarchtractor.com/

The podcast is sponsored this week by The Mobile Robot Guide (https://mobilerobotguide.com/), where you can find all of the latest news and information about mobile robots. The Mobile Robot Guide also publishes monthly Buyers Guides that provide you with complete product specifications and buying advice if you are in the market for a new mobile robotic solution.

The podcast is also sponsored this week by Wiferion. Wiferion is the leading solution provider for the mobile, wireless power supply of electric industrial vehicles. The inductive battery charging system of the etaLINK series charges fast and safe, fully automatic without contacts. The compactness and efficiency of 93% is unparalleled in its class. Find out more at https://www.wiferion.com/

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This week, host Mike Oitzman interviews Geek+ Chief Operating Officer for the Americas, Mark Messina. Geek+ is an autonomous mobile robotic (AMR) manufacturer. They are one of the fastest growing AMR providers and they are currently expanding worldwide from their roots in China. Mark leads the growth in the Americas region from Chile to Alaska.

Geek+ provides one of the most expansive AMR product lines with solutions for:

• Material Handling
• Logistics
• Sortation
• Good-to-person
• Disinfection
• Mobile Manipulation

During the episode this week, Mike and Mark discuss the growth of mobile robotics, how to build a channel, and the advances in technology that are enabling this market to expand.

Check out Geek+ on the web: https://www.geekplus.com/

The podcast is sponsored this week by The Mobile Robot Guide (https://mobilerobotguide.com/),  where you can find all of the latest news and information about mobile  robots. The Mobile Robot Guide also publishes monthly Buyers Guides that  provide you with complete product specifications and buying advice if  you are in the market for a new mobile robotic solution.

The  podcast is also sponsored this week by Wiferion. Wiferion is the leading  solution provider for the mobile, wireless power supply of electric  industrial vehicles. The inductive battery charging system of the  etaLINK series charges fast and safe, fully automatic without contacts.  The compactness and efficiency of 93% is unparalleled in its class. Find  out more at https://www.wiferion.com/

Music by Sonic Planet Productions, (c) 2020, used with permission

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This week, host Mike Oitzman interviews Interact Analysis Managing Director, Ash Sharma. Interact Analysis is one of the leading market research firms, covering the warehouse automation and mobile robot markets. Ash and Mike discuss trends in these markets and review some the conclusions from recent market research completed by Interact Analysis.

You can find Interact Analysis on the web at https://www.interactanalysis.com/

Recent Interact Analysis Research:

• Mobile Robot Market - 2020
• Mobile Robot Competition Intensifies as Start-Ups Grow Up
• The Warehouse Automation Market Infographic

The podcast is sponsored this week by The Mobile Robot Guide (https://mobilerobotguide.com/), where you can find all of the latest news and information about mobile robots. The Mobile Robot Guide also publishes monthly Buyers Guides that provide you with complete product specifications and buying advice if you are in the market for a new mobile robotic solution.

The podcast is also sponsored this week by Wiferion. Wiferion is the leading solution provider for the mobile, wireless power supply of electric industrial vehicles. The inductive battery charging system of the etaLINK series charges fast and safe, fully automatic without contacts. The compactness and efficiency of 93% is unparalleled in its class. Find out more at https://www.wiferion.com/

Music by Sonic Planet Productions, (c) 2020, used with permission

Once again, please subscribe and "LIKE" the podcast on your favorite podcast app. This will help us out tremendously.

This weekly podcast will feature interviews with successful entrepreneurs, technology leaders and luminaries in the mobile robotics industry. If you love autonomous mobile robots as much as we do, then this is your weekly fix of inspiring stories about where this market is headed.

This week, host Mike Oitzman interviews inVia Robotics CEO Lior Elazary. Mike and Lior discuss how the success of inVia Robotics is tied directly to the choice to run inVia Robotics using a Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) business model. inVia robots help deliver to ship products by automating the goods-to-person fulfillment operations in your warehouse.

You can find inVia Robotics on the web at https://www.inviarobotics.com/

The podcast is sponsored this week by The Mobile Robot Guide (https://mobilerobotguide.com/), where you can find all of the latest news and information about mobile robots. The Mobile Robot Guide also publishes monthly Buyers Guides that provide you with complete product specifications and buying advice if you are in the market for a new mobile robotic solution.

The podcast is also sponsored this week by Wiferion. Wiferion is the leading solution provider for the mobile, wireless power supply of electric industrial vehicles. The inductive battery charging system of the etaLINK series charges fast and safe, fully automatic without contacts. The compactness and efficiency of 93 % is unparalleled in its class. Find out more at https://www.wiferion.com/

Music by Sonic Planet Productions, (c) 2020, used with permission

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This weekly podcast will feature interviews with successful entrepreneurs, technology leaders and luminaries in the mobile robotics industry. If you love autonomous mobile robots as much as we do, then this is your weekly fix of inspiring stories about where this market is headed.

This week, host Mike Oitzman interviews Fox Robotics CEO Charles DuHadway. You'll learn about how the engineering team at Fox Robotics has built a solution capable of automating the tractor trailer unloading process. The solution uses autonomous fork trucks, machine vision and artificial intelligence to automate this process.

You can find Fox Robotics on the web at https://www.foxrobotics.com/

The podcast is sponsored this week by The Mobile Robot Guide (https://mobilerobotguide.com/), where you can find all of the latest news and information about mobile robots. The Mobile Robot Guide also publishes monthly Buyers Guides that provide you with complete product specifications and buying advice if you are in the market for a new mobile robotic solution.

The podcast is also sponsored this week by Wiferion. Wiferion is the leading solution provider for the mobile, wireless power supply of electric industrial vehicles. The inductive battery charging system of the etaLINK series charges fast and safe, fully automatic without contacts. The compactness and efficiency of 93 % is unparalleled in its class. Find out more at https://www.wiferion.com/

Music by Sonic Planet Productions, (c) 2020, used with permission

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Welcome to our inaugural episode 1!

This weekly podcast will feature interviews with successful entrepreneurs, technology leaders and luminaries in the mobile robotics industry. If you love autonomous mobile robots as much as we do, then this is your weekly fix of inspiring stories about where this market is headed.

This week, host Mike Oitzman interviews Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) new CEO Soren Nielsen. You'll learn how MiR got to this point in its journey, and Soren's vision for where the company is headed. It's a great conversation about one of the fastest growing companies in the industry. We hope that you enjoy it, and subscribe so that you don't miss an episode.

You can find Mobile Industrial Robots on the web at: https://www.mobile-industrial-robots.com/en/

The podcast is sponsored this week by The Mobile Robot Guide (https://mobilerobotguide.com/), where you can find all of the latest news and information about mobile robots. The Mobile Robot Guide also publishes monthly Buyers Guides that provide you with complete product specifications and buying advice if you are in the market for a new mobile robotic solution.

The podcast is also sponsored this week by The New Warehouse Podcast (http://www.thenewwarehouse.com/) - a podcast that's all about warehouse operations, and features interviews and insights by host Kevin Lawton. If you like The Mobile Robot Podcast, then we're sure that you'll enjoy the content on The New Warehouse Podcast as well. Find it on your favorite podcast provider.

Music by Sonic Planet Productions, (c) 2020, used with permission

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