In this episode, Shay Senior sits down with Ben Alfi, introducing AGANA for the first time and discussing how the company is rethinking the way autonomous systems operate across land, sea, and air.

The conversation explores what it takes to build technology that works beyond the lab. where simplicity, reliability, and real-world usability matter just as much as technical performance. Ben shares lessons from years of working with autonomous systems in agriculture, how those experiences shaped AGANA, and why the biggest challenges often aren't technological, but operational.

• How AGANA was founded and the problem it's trying to solve.
• What Ben learned from years of working with autonomous systems in agriculture and what's still missing today.
• The intersection of engineering, operations, and field deployment: where complexity emerges and where simplicity wins.
• What the next generation of autonomous systems will look like, and what founders, operators, and investors should already be paying attention to.
• Our shared responsibility as autonomous technologies continue to evolve and become part of everyday life.

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