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The Warehouse Underground Podcast Ben Hopkins
Warehouse and distribution center operations, including automation and robotics.
Ep #53 Robots Don't Fear You So Don't Fear Them Either | Pete Allen | Robotics & Supply Chain Consulting With GTM Strategy & Execution Pete Allen of Birch Advisors on bringing robots into warehouses alongside people. Ep #52 Why Warehouse Automation Projects Fail | Chief Legal & Safety Officer Mike Bearman Vecna Robotics' Mike Bearman on why warehouse automation projects fail and what to ask vendors. Ep #51 What Toyota Is Betting on for the Future of Warehousing Equipment A visit to Toyota Material Handling's new factory in Columbus, Indiana, and its plans for warehouse equipment. Every two weeks
The MV Pro Podcast - Uncovering Machine Vision Josh Eastburn
News and interviews from the machine vision and industrial imaging world.
MVPro33 - AI Vision and Lighting w/ Georgy Das, MidOpt MidOpt's Georgy Das on why AI defect detection depends on the lighting and optics in front of the camera. MVPro31 - Synthetic Data in Practice w/ Wilhelm Klein, Zetamotion Wilhelm Klein of Zetamotion on using synthetic data to deploy AI quality inspection quickly. MVPro 30 - Succeeding with Edge AI w/ Josselin Vilpoux & Sascha Zimmerman, Macnica ATD Macnica on taking edge AI vision systems from chip selection to full integration. About monthly
ARPAS-UK | The UK Drone Association ARPAS-UK
The UK Drone Association's fireside chats and updates on the professional drone sector.
Fireside Chat 17 | MEJOR Technologies & CHRIS – For Real-Time Wildfire Monitoring with Drones MEJOR Technologies on CHRIS, a system that turns emergency-service drone footage into live wildfire maps. Fireside Chat 16 | Automated Drone Vertiports - Slink-Tech Slink-Tech CEO John Goudie on PORTAL, an automated vertiport for launching and landing drones. Fireside Chat 15 | Flying Forward: JBUAS - Drone Geophysics & The Passion Behind the Work Jonathan Brindley of JBUAS on drone geophysics and running a specialist drone business. Weekly
The Drone Ultimatum Steve Simoni
Steve Simoni of Allen Control Systems on drones, defense technology, and autonomy.
Drone Warfare Is Changing Faster Than Defenses Can Adapt | Mike Monnik, DroneSec DroneSec's Mike Monnik on how drone threats are changing faster than defenses. Building the Operating System for Drone Swarms | Alex Fink Swarmer's Alex Fink on software that lets drones fly autonomously and work in large teams. Counter-Drone Robotics, Defense Capital, and Building 9 Mothers | Russell Smith 9 Mothers CEO Russell Smith on building autonomous counter-drone systems for the military. About twice a month
Robotics.Scaled Vanessa Warncke
Founders and operators on what separates the robotics companies that scale from the ones that do not.
The Hidden Cost of Scaling a Robotics Company A former Tennant GM for EMEA on the commercial and operational choices involved in going from a few robots to thousands. What Stops Robotics Pilots From Becoming Real Deployments Kateryna Portmann of ANYbotics on why robot pilots often fail for organizational reasons rather than technical ones. 3 Things Every Robotics Startup Needs for Product-Market Fit Ascento CEO Alessandro Mora on taking an ETH prototype to a security robot company, and finding product-market fit. Weekly
Automation Ladies Nikki Gonzales, Ali G, and Courtney Fernandez
Interviews with people across industrial automation: controls, robots, machine vision, and careers.
Automate mini series: Whitney Sales Whitney Dills of Thought Forge AI on active inference, an approach to robot control that learns from small amounts of data. The Future of Automation: Physical AI, Robotics, and What’s Next with Dennis Gansen Dennis Gansen of Schneider Electric on physical AI, robotics, and changes in process automation. When Trust Matters More Than Your Spec Sheet with Zoie Rittling Zoie Rittling of TEGUAR on what edge computing means on a real factory floor. Several a month
Humanoid Daily John Koetsier
Humanoid robot news and interviews with the founders, investors, and analysts following the industry.
RobotStrategy CEO: humanoid robots a $10 trillion industry Robostrategy CEO Andrew Kang on the size of the humanoid market and which companies he thinks are placed to win. The next billion-dollar home robot might not be a humanoid Investor Amber Atherton on why home robots may end up as specialized devices rather than one humanoid assistant. Made in America robots: 3X more expensive than China? OpenMind's Jan Liphardt on a readiness index that puts the cost of building humanoids in America at about three times China's. Weekly
Researcher's Guide to Physical AI Shubham Shrivastava
A weekly briefing on robot foundation models, humanoids, manipulation, simulation, and world models.
Amodei Says Slow Down, Huang Says No, Figure Leaves the Lab The week's physical AI news, including Figure testing humanoids in homes they had never seen. Agility $1.8M of Robots, Skild $100M ARR, Depth for Free Agility's first public financials, Skild's reported recurring revenue, and new tactile datasets. NVIDIA Bought Hugging Face and Never Said Robots NVIDIA's deal for Hugging Face and what it means for open robot models, plus new manipulation results. About monthly
ROS Goss Dwight & Company
Conversations with people across the robotics and automation industry, from Dwight & Company.
Shots Fired! Pete Allen and Guy Courtin debate what is selling in warehouse robotics and what is still hype. Get Smart on Robotics Fast: A Crash Course WTWH Media's editorial director of robotics on how newcomers can get up to speed on the robotics industry. Layoffs, Leads, and What Comes Next Recruiter Josh Olgin on robotics layoffs, the warehouse automation slowdown, and where hiring is picking up. Weekly
The Robotics Stack Léo and Oskar
Humanoids, robot learning, and robotics hardware, with news roundups and interviews.
Is This Tactile Glove the Missing Piece for Humanoid Robots? | Matt Wulff (6thSense) Matt Wulff of 6thSense on a tactile glove for capturing touch data to train humanoid hands. Is Steel Bot the Open-Source Humanoid America Needs? | Randall Briggs Randall Briggs on Steel Bot, an open-source humanoid made in America, and how it compares with the Unitree G1. XPENG Just Build A Humanoid Robot That Moves Almost Too Human | XPENG Iron A look at XPENG's Iron humanoid, plus new one-shot robot learning models from Generalist AI, Skild AI, and Rhoda AI. Monthly
RobTalk Clemens Marschner and Timon Hartung
RobCo's show on physical AI: what works on a real robot, and what breaks outside the demo.
How robots learned to walk Felix Frank of RobCo's Robot Intelligence team on learning a walk, and why a stage demo is not a reliable deployment. Scripted demos vs. real autonomy Why a robot that can dance still does not prove that factory autonomy is solved. How robots turn language into motion The chain from a spoken instruction to a real movement: language, the scene, the action, and the hardware. Weekly
Automated Brian Heater
Long interviews from the Association for Advancing Automation, with the people shipping robots, chips, and physical AI.
Dr. Ahmad Bahai on the semiconductor race behind AI and robotics Texas Instruments' CTO on the chips, power systems, sensors, and edge processors under every robotics breakthrough. Tony Zhao on why home robots could unlock general intelligence Sunday Robotics is training Memo, a home robot, with human data collected through a skill-capture glove. Carolina Parada on Gemini Robotics, robot data, and physical AGI Google DeepMind's robotics lead on going from pixels to motor control, and the data that still has to be collected. Clara Vu on why general-purpose robots are so hard to ship A human-shaped robot makes people expect human-level skill. Vu on why that form factor is so hard to ship. Dhruv Batra on what AI still cannot do in the physical world Yutori's chief scientist on the gap between a model that can talk about the world and a robot that can act in it. Amanda Prorok on robot teams, physical AI, and trust Recorded at the Davos Tech Summit. Why the next step may be teams of specialized robots, not one machine that does everything. Weekly
NVIDIA AI Podcast Noah Kravitz
NVIDIA's show. These episodes are the robotics ones: arms, humanoids, and the computers that train them.
Everyone can build a robot, with Seeed Studio Seeed Studio's Eric Pan and Elaine Wu on Jetson-powered arms and open-source embodied AI. One brain, any robot: Skild AI Deepak Pathak on Skild Brain, one model aimed at a humanoid, a warehouse arm, and an inspection robot. Bringing robots to life with AI Yashraj Narang of NVIDIA's Seattle Robotics Lab on training, simulation, and the computer that runs on the robot. Every two weeks
Lights Out: Technology and Automation Podcast by MakingChips Nick Goellner
MakingChips' show on automating machine shops and running them lights-out.
Zero Setup Time: Inside Norbert Kempf CNC-Technik GmbH's 23-Machine Automated Shop | Ep. 49 Inside Norbert Kempf CNC-Technik, a German machine shop that uses Fastems automation and Fanuc robots to move pallets and tools. You Can't Automate What You Can't Find: RTLS and the Data Foundation for Lights-Out | Ep. 47 Mitch Tucker of HID on real-time location systems as a data foundation for automated shops. Don't Automate Chaos: Running Lights Out with Sarah Wierman of Fastems, Ep #45 Sarah Wierman of Fastems on production orchestration, and why automating a chaotic process does not fix it. Irregular
Automate It: A Robotics Podcast Stefan Seltz-Axmacher and Ilia Baranov
The co-founders of Polymath Robotics on the robotics industry, with a focus on autonomous vehicles.
Ep 66 - Pulsar Localization & Digit's Digits A thought experiment on navigating by pulsars, plus a look at the hands on Agility's Digit. Ep 65 - Why Don’t Robots Have an Off Switch? Why a big red stop button on a robot is harder to get right than it sounds. Ep 64 – We're Back, the HOA Called, and Claude Code Changed Everything The hosts return after seven months delivering Polymath's biggest deal, and talk about how AI coding tools changed their work. Weekly
Business of Automation Aaron Prather
A3's show on the money, markets, and policy behind industrial automation and robotics.
1,500 Warehouse Robots, Vention's AI Lab and a $12M Bet on Touch Hai Robotics' order for more than 1,500 warehouse robots, Vention's AI lab, and a funding round for robot touch sensing. The Q2 Numbers Are In: Robot Orders Rise as Demand Moves Beyond Automotive A3 analysts on second-quarter 2026 robot orders in North America, and why demand is moving beyond automotive. Teradyne vs. JAKA, NSF’s $30M Robot Center and Carbon’s 150M Plants Teradyne's patent case against JAKA, a new NSF robotics center, and Carbon Robotics' model trained on labeled plants. Weekly
Machine Minds Greg Toroosian
Conversations with the founders and operators building robotics, physical AI, and hard tech.
The visual cortex of physical AI with Chris Matthieu Chris Matthieu of RealSense on AI agents that leave the screen and start driving cameras, motors, and robot bodies. The temp agency for robots with Matt Bush Matt Bush on staffing factories with robots the way a temp agency staffs people, for work there are not enough hands to do. The future of software-defined automation with Etienne Lacroix Vention's Etienne Lacroix on designing, simulating, ordering, and running factory automation from one software platform. Every two weeks
Worldwide Robotic Milking Gareth Jones and John Gerbitz
Two independent consultants on robotic milking systems and how dairy farms run them.
Keys to Profitability and Labor Efficiency in Robotic Milking - with guest Jim Salfer Jim Salfer of University of Minnesota Extension on economic models for profitability and labor efficiency with milking robots. History and Adaptation of Robotic Milking - with guest Jim Salfer Jim Salfer on the history of robotic milking, from early adopters to current designs. Keeping Cows Clean, Dry, and Comfortable in Robot Barns Keeping bedding clean and removing manure in barns where cows are milked by robots. About monthly
Human Stories Behind the Robot John Oyekan
The UK-RAS Network on the people behind robotics research and the paths they took.
From Bold Ideas to Real-World Impact Prof Sabine Hauert on rejection, persistence, and robotics research aimed at wildfires, the environment, and cancer treatment. Beyond the Robots: Redefining Success Dr Antonia Tzemanaki of Bristol Robotics Laboratory on dexterous manipulation, wearable robotics, and research leadership. Beyond the PhD: Leadership, Start-ups and Finding Your Own Path Matthew Nancekievill of Ice Nine Robotics on commercializing academic research and leading a young robotics company. About twice a month
The Drone Network Bryce Bladon
Drone mapping, imagery, and the people and economics behind a standardized drone imagery network.
The Man Building America's Drone Systems HYFIX CEO Mike Horton on American-made drone navigation that works when GPS is jammed. What Your Drone Actually Sees What happens between a mapping flight and the decisions made from its imagery, including photogrammetry. Drone Imagery, Spatial Scale, and the Future of Physical AI Ben Kovacs of Spexi on drone imagery versus satellites, and drone data for physical AI. Weekly
Drone Radio Show Randy Goers
Interviews with the people using drones for business, research, and public safety.
What Happens When GPS Disappears? - Matt McCrann, U.S. CEO of SPARC AI SPARC AI's Matt McCrann on software for drone navigation when GPS is jammed or unavailable. How PyroDelta Is Turning Waste Heat into Drone Power: Michael Abdelmaseh, Head Engineer at PyroDelta Energy Michael Abdelmaseh of PyroDelta Energy on thermoelectric generators that turn waste heat into drone power. Can America Rebuild the Drone Stack? - Mike Horton, CEO of HYFIX HYFIX CEO Mike Horton on U.S.-made navigation, communications, and compute for autonomous systems. About twice a month
ChinaRobotNews Uking Sun
News from China's robotics industry, especially humanoids and embodied AI.
China's Humanoid Robot Update (202609E2) A revenue dispute among Chinese robotics startups, Agibot deployments, and the Unitree G1+. World Humanoid Robot Games Explained: Agibot and UniTree Results from the World Humanoid Robot Games, and what competition wins do and do not show. China Humanoid Update (202608E2): World Robot Conference Highlights from the 2026 World Robot Conference and Unitree's IPO. Weekly
Leadership for the Physical AI Age Titto Thomas
A Tryfecta Capital show on investing in, building, and leading physical AI and robotics companies.
Ep 15: Beyond the Rules: Who Governs Physical AI? Futurist Melissa Clark-Reynolds returns to discuss who governs physical AI, from tractor software to liability. Ep 14: Physical AI Comes to the Farm: Melissa Clark-Reynolds on Autonomy and Ownership Melissa Clark-Reynolds on autonomy and ownership as physical AI arrives on farms. Ep 13: Beyond LLMs: Why Vision-Language-Action Models Are the Future of Physical AI Prerna Dhareshwar of Voxel51 and Nathan Maroney on how vision-language-action models work inside physical AI systems. Weekly
The Robot Report Podcast Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman
News and interviews on humanoids, factory automation, and the companies shipping them.
The picks-and-shovels strategy behind the robotics boom Teddy Haggerty of Robo Inc. on selling the hardware, training, and integration layer instead of waiting on a general humanoid. One brick at a time: How Monumental uses robotics to build walls Monumental CEO Salar al Khafaji on a trio of robots that place mortar and brick, sold as walls as a service. How FPGAs become the gatekeepers of physical AI security Lattice Semiconductor on deterministic guardrails for robots that cannot wait on a cloud round trip. Twice a week
The New Warehouse Podcast Kevin Lawton
Warehouse automation, robotics, and logistics, with the people running distribution centers and the vendors equipping them.
Building the Warehouse of the Future Like Legos: Toyota Automated Logistics Chris Morgan of Toyota Automated Logistics on modular warehouse automation and flexible robots. Before Adding a Warehouse, Maximize the One You Have Brightpick CEO Jan Zizka on using mobile robots and robotic picking to get more capacity out of an existing warehouse. Warehouse Flexibility: Inside Carhartt’s Automation Strategy Austin Myers of Carhartt on the company's automation strategy across its distribution centers. About monthly
The Thinking Machine Jonathan Stephens
Researchers, founders, and engineers on the robotics stack: foundation models, data, simulation, and training.
Why Touch Is the Missing Piece in Robotics with Tao Yu Tao Yu of Analog Devices on why touch is still a hard problem, and the tactile humanoid hand platform ADI is building. Physical AI and Robotics at NVIDIA GTC 2026 with Diana Wolf Torres Diana Wolf Torres on the physical AI and robotics news from NVIDIA GTC 2026. How Lightwheel is Building the Simulation Infrastructure of Physical AI with Steve Xie Lightwheel founder Steve Xie on simulation as core infrastructure for training and evaluating robots. Every two weeks
Deployed: Where Physical AI Gets Real Brad Porter
Cobot CEO Brad Porter on the robots that make it out of the demo and into real deployments.
Innovation Says Yes, Operations Says No: Erik Nieves on Where Pilots Die Plus One Robotics CEO Erik Nieves on why robot pilots stall between the innovation team and the operations floor. Don’t Automate What You Don’t Understand: From MIT to the Toyota Factory Floor with Russ Tedrake MIT's Russ Tedrake on leaving the lab for the factory floor with Walden Robotics, and the practical choices behind robots that work today. Teaching a Robot to Drive Itself: Aicha Evans on Intent, Instinct, and Real World Deployment Zoox CEO Aicha Evans on putting driverless robotaxis with no steering wheel on public streets. About monthly
Factory Reset Botsync
Botsync's conversations with roboticists and industry leaders on industrial automation in Asia-Pacific.
Robots are the easy part: The real work of automation integration Botsync's Rahul Nambiar and SK International's Eric Maude on why integration is harder than the robot. Designing Safe Automation: Why Safety and Productivity Must Go Together Chin Hui Ho of SICK on designing factory automation that is both safe and productive. The AMR Reality Check: What It Takes to Build a Sustainable Business Jungheinrich's Christoph Kogler on the mobile robot market in Asia-Pacific and what makes an AMR business sustainable. Weekly
UAV News Talk – Drone News, eVTOLs, UAS Policy & Air Mobility Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof
Drone, UAV, and eVTOL news: regulation, delivery, and commercial and military uses.
Amazon Drone Delivery Backlash, AI Drone Swarms & Prison Drone Fails Pushback against Amazon's drone delivery expansion, plus AI drone swarms and failed prison drone drops. Thermal Drone Pet Rescue, Drone Business & Orlando Drone Show Crash Michael Parziale of the U.S.A.R. Drone Team on finding missing pets with thermal drones and building a drone business. U.S. Laser Downs Cartel Drones, 737 Drone Near-Miss & Amazon Expands A U.S. military laser downing cartel drones, a drone near-miss with a 737, and Amazon's delivery expansion. Every two weeks
The Havoc Rundown Justin, Ryan, Thomas, and Tony
Combat robotics: events, builders, and the engineering behind the fights.
S3E16: Team Spectra: Combat Robotics’ New Superteam The builders behind Team Spectra on forming a combat robotics superteam and sharing resources across the country. S3E15: SCAR: Building the Next Generation of Combat Robotics with Martin Mason Martin Mason of MaDCatTer on SCAR, Southern California's combat robotics community, and teaching engineering through robot combat. S3E14- Global (Australia)- Going Down Under With Phil Curry Phil Curry of Hyperfocus3d Robotics on Australia's combat robotics scene, including its 150-gram class. About monthly
Let's Talk Robotics with Nicci Rossouw! Nicci Rossouw
Interviews with the academics, founders, and companies building Australia's robotics industry.
My guest today is John Healy! (Episode 191) Intel's John Healy on AI-powered robotics and edge computing in industrial operations. My guest today is Paul Mason! (Episode 190) Paul Mason, incoming CEO of Robotics Australia Group, on building sovereign robotics and manufacturing capability in Australia. My guest today is Kelsey Treloar! (Episode 189) Kelsey Treloar of Southern Ocean Subsea on remotely operated vehicles and subsea robotics for marine and aquaculture work. Several a week
The Road to Autonomy Grayson Brulte
Autonomous vehicles, trucking, delivery robots, and the money behind them, with operators and investors.
Episode 452 | Solving the Last 50 Feet of Package Delivery With Legged Robots LastFeet founder Lee Redden on a legged robot that rides in a delivery van and carries packages from the curb to the door. Episode 451 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo Takes the World While Tesla Takes the NHTSA Test Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk on Waymo's move into Tokyo and Singapore, and the federal review of Tesla's Cybercab in Austin. Episode 449 | Building Plaid for the Autonomy Economy Autolane CEO Ben Seidl on a platform that connects autonomous vehicles from any maker to businesses that need deliveries. Weekly or more
RoboPapers Chris Paxton and Michael Cho
Chris Paxton and Michael Cho talk through new robot learning papers with the authors.
Ep#106: Flex-π: A Multi-Stream World-Action Model with Compute Flexibility The Flex-π team on a 6-billion-parameter world-action model that predicts 3D geometry and object features, not only color. Ep#105: Beyond Imitation: Self-Improving Robot Policies via Off-Policy Q-Planning Varun Giridhar and Animesh Garg on adding a learned value function so a large robot policy can improve from its own successes and failures. Ep#104: Light-Loco-Parkour: Versatile Perceptive Whole-Body Locomotion via Multi-Skill Distillation Xiaodao Chen and Yuntao Ma on a humanoid policy that decides on its own when to walk, vault, or climb using onboard sensing. Weekly
Autonomy Insiders Daniel Abreu Marques
Interviews on autonomous driving and robotaxis, with a focus on Europe and China.
The UK's Autonomous Vehicle Permit Process Explained Tym Syrytczyk of the Institute for Driverless Transport on the steps to a driverless robotaxi permit in the UK. beti: The French AV Operator Behind WeRide's First European Robobus | Benjamin Beaudet, CEO beti beti CEO Benjamin Beaudet on running Europe's first fully driverless commercial robobus service in France. Robot Pit Stops for Robotaxis | George Kalligeros, CEO Aseon Labs Aseon Labs CEO George Kalligeros on a robot that services robotaxis in a single parking space instead of a depot. Several a week
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks and David Friedberg
Industry veterans and besties Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks and David Friedberg cover economics, tech, politics, social issues, and poker.
Luca Ferrari, Bending Spoons CEO: The $40K Origin Story, Buying Product-Market Fit & Why Private Equity Can't Compete Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari on the $40,000 restart, buying product-market fit, using debt as an accelerant, and building a tech giant out of Milan. Steve Hilton & Spencer Pratt: Fixing California, Cheaper Gas, Ballot Fraud & CA Republicans Steve Hilton and Spencer Pratt on one-party rule in California, the cost-of-living pitch, ballot harvesting, and voter ID. Blake Scholl: Why Plane Speed Stalled, Supersonic Commercial Flight, & Revolutionizing the Engine Boom Supersonic founder Blake Scholl on solving the sonic boom, legalizing supersonic flight, and pivoting to power data centers. Naveen Rao: 4D Computing, AI's Energy Wall & Beating Biology Naveen Rao on the cost of a token, AI's energy wall, and a new kind of machine built on dynamical systems. Adam Foroughi, Applovin CEO: Surviving a 92% Drawdown, Ads as ML 1.0 & the $50B Game Ad Market AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi on discovery versus search, becoming his own best investor after the IPO tumble, Apple's privacy crackdown, and how a lean team beats the giants. Bill Gurley: Searching for Feynman Bill Gurley's All-In Summit talk, Searching for Feynman. Jared Isaacman: A New Era for NASA and American Space Exploration NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on a Moon base, making Mars realistic, a nuclear NASA, and the new space race with China and Russia. Nick Shirley: Exposing Government Fraud, Suing California & Taking on the Media Nick Shirley debuts his video on California's high-speed rail, then talks about the "Stop Nick Shirley Act," recent fraud arrests, and investigative journalism. Meta's Dina Powell McCormick: The Case for Data Centers, Backlash, AI Job Boom & Meta's Future Meta's Dina Powell McCormick on the Richland Parish data center, easing local worries over power, water, and noise, workforce training, and Meta's AI glasses. Brad Gerstner: No AI Bubble, Semis Eat the Nasdaq & AI's Take Off Problem Brad Gerstner on Trump Accounts, whether AI revenue can pay for the capex, the gigawatt build-out, and the risks from regulation, power limits, and rising rates. About monthly
Talking Industrial Automation Lisa Richter
The Control System Integrators Association's show on integration, factory automation, and the people behind it.
Building Smarter Automation Through Partnership, AI, and Industry Expertise with Greg Jackson and Alan Hinchman Greg Jackson of Smart Sites and Alan Hinchman of Gray Matter on AI, cybersecurity, and integration in industrial automation. From Plant Floor to Smart Factory: How Data, AI & Employee Ownership Are Reshaping Manufacturing with Sam Zungri Polaris Automation CEO Sam Zungri on turning a controls integrator into a digital transformation partner. From Bioengineering to Factory Automation: How Rob Goldsmith Helps Bring Manufacturing to Life Rob Goldsmith of Matrix on factory automation and industrial systems integration, from retrofits to new builds. About twice a month
Society of Robotic Surgery Podcast Society of Robotic Surgery
The Society of Robotic Surgery on surgical robots, telesurgery, and the surgeons who use them.
Expanding Global Access: Inside Medtronic's $700M Cornerstone Partnership Medtronic's $700 million partnership with Cornerstone Robotics to distribute the Sentire surgical system. The Emerging Role of AI in Robotic Surgery with Dr. Andrew Hung Dr. Andrew Hung of Cedars-Sinai on the growing role of AI in robotic surgery. By Surgeons, For Surgeons: Rocco De Bernardis on the Launch of OTTAVA Rocco De Bernardis on Johnson & Johnson's OTTAVA, a table-integrated soft tissue surgical robot. About monthly
RobotBuildersClub.org Ali Afzal
Founders, engineers, and operators on building real robots, from prototype to manufacturing and deployment.
Why Physical AI Safety Is Harder Than AI Safety Saphira AI founder Akshay Chalana on safety standards, certification, and compliance for robots and autonomous systems. The Physical AI Stack: Where Founders Should Build SafeAI founder Bibhrajit Halder on where the value sits in the physical AI stack, beyond the robot itself. Robotics Needs a Sense of Touch Haply Robotics co-founder Colin Gallacher on haptic devices and using them to train physical AI. Weekly
Drone Wars Podcast Dan Magy
Firestorm's show on drones, defense technology, and the people building uncrewed systems.
How Humanoid Robots Will Change Warfare: Mike LeBlanc Foundation Robotics co-founder Mike LeBlanc on humanoid robots in military use. Russia Technology Expert Says Ukraine's Drone War Erased the Front Line: Sam Bendett Sam Bendett on how drones changed the front line in Ukraine. Attritable Drone Systems Explained Dan Magy on attritable drone systems and how the idea reshaped defense technology. Several a week
Soft Robotics Podcast Marwa ElDiwiny
Hands, humanoids, and the hardware questions a demo video usually skips.
Digit 5: what are they not showing us? A look at Agility's latest Digit design change, and the specs the new demo still does not publish. James Kuffner on warehouse robots, humanoids, and deployment Symbotic's CTO on what it takes to move robots from a demo into a warehouse that has to run every day. Why did this robot take 7 years? Matic Robots The long path from a home-robot idea to a machine that can actually be shipped. The case for three fingers Tacta Systems CEO Vikram Pavate on fluidic tendons, conventional tendons, and direct drive. Matic Robots and the new Hand of Foundation Scott Walter and Marwa ElDiwiny on a new hand design, and what Matic was about to show. The humanoid robotics race: who actually has a chance? Investor Jason Black on which humanoid companies look real, and which are still a demo. Digit 5: what are they not showing us? Video of the Agility Digit 5 conversation. James Kuffner on warehouse robots, humanoids, and deployment Video of the Symbotic conversation with James Kuffner. Why did this robot take 7 years? Matic Robots Video of the Matic Robots interview. The case for three fingers Video of Tacta Systems on fluidic tendons, conventional tendons, and direct drive. About monthly
Scaling Robotics Miru
Robotics operators on the software, operations, and supply chain lessons from scaling robot fleets.
How to Deploy Physical AI in Production | Jeff Mahler, Co-Founder + CTO @ Ambi | Scaling Robotics Episode 14 Ambi Robotics CTO Jeff Mahler on running parcel-sorting robots in production, and why he thinks mastery matters more than generalization. The Make-or-Break Function in Robotics | Matthew Leitch: Senior Director of Product Ops @ Pickle Robot | Scaling Robotics Episode 13 Matthew Leitch of Pickle Robot on product operations for robots that unload shipping containers. Building a Generational Manufacturing Company | Ed Mehr, Founder & CEO @ Machina Labs Machina Labs CEO Ed Mehr on robotic cells that form sheet metal, and scaling them into factories. Several a week
Ask Drone U Drone U
Listener questions about commercial drone work, regulation, and equipment, answered by the Drone U team.
ADU 1404: Why Enterprise Drone Programs Are Ditching Drone Mapping Why enterprise drone programs are moving away from routine 3D mapping toward AI image analysis. ADU 1403: Should Your Enterprise Drone Program Require Part 107 for Part 108 Operations? Whether enterprise drone programs should still require Part 107 certificates for Part 108 operations. ADU 1400: The Future of Commercial Drones? What We Saw at Commercial UAV Expo 2026 The aircraft, sensors, autonomy, and LiDAR trends that stood out at Commercial UAV Expo 2026. Irregular
Dream Machines: Physical AI, Robotics, Being Human Evan Helda
Evan Helda on physical AI, robotics, spatial computing, and what they mean for people.
World Models: From Pixels to Physics w/ SpAItial CEO Matthias Niessner SpAItial CEO Matthias Niessner on the different kinds of world models and why they matter for robotics. The 3D Content Problem, Virtual Worlds, and Robotic Simulation w/ Will McDonald Will McDonald of Miris on volumetric 3D content and its uses in robotics simulation. Synthetic Data, Evaluation, and the Future of Simulation for Physical AI w/ Charles Wong + Aravind Kandiah Bifrost's Charles Wong and Aravind Kandiah on synthetic data and simulation for testing robots before deployment. Weekly
Visions: A Machine Vision and Automation Solutions Podcast Sharon Spielman and Jim Tatum
Vision Systems Design's show on machine vision, imaging, and automation.
BV Seal: GM's AI-Powered Leak Detection for EV Battery Packs GM's BV Seal, which uses gas imaging, collaborative robots, and edge computing to find leaks in EV battery packs. Alex Shikany Talks Robotics Surge and Machine Vision with Sharon Spielman A3's Alex Shikany on rising robot orders and what they mean for machine vision. Drones That See: Inside Modern Drone Vision Systems Hylio CEO Arthur Erickson on cameras, sensor fusion, and onboard AI in modern drone vision systems. Weekly in season
Robot Talk Claire Asher
Claire Asher talks with the people building robots for farms, factories, medicine, and the lab.
Revolutionising agriculture with grain-swimming robots Lorenzo Conti of Crover on robots that move through stored grain, recorded at the National Robotarium in Edinburgh. Giving robots the power of human touch Vladimir Ivan of Touchlab on e-skins that give a robot a sense of contact. Behind the scenes at the UK's leading robotics centre A walk through the National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt with senior technician Thomas McGravie. Robotics for sustainability at the European Robotics Forum Workshops from ERF 2026 in Stavanger on conservation, the environment, and robots that are supposed to help. Drones in challenging environments Aerial robots for healthcare, inspection, and maintenance, from a workshop at the European Robotics Forum. The robot doctor will see you now A live episode on robot-assisted surgery, and what computer vision has changed in the operating room. Monthly
Robotics 24/7 Podcast Robotics 24/7
News and interviews from Peerless Media's robotics desk, for the people buying and installing robots.
August 2026 robotics recap The month's automation and robotics news, from Robotics 24/7. July 2026 robotics recap July's automation and robotics news, including deployments and deals covered by the desk. The state of robotics investment in 2026 Fady Saad of Cybernetix Ventures on early-stage funding, and a look ahead to Robotics Invest in Boston. About twice a month
Exoskeletons and Wearable Robotics Bobby Marinov and Tom Sugar
The Exoskeleton Report and the Wearable Robotics Association on industrial, medical, military, and consumer exoskeletons.
22 years of Wearable Robotics with Dr. Tom Sugar Part 2 Part two with Tom Sugar, from running assistance and load carriage to occupational exoskeletons and rehabilitation projects. Walking With Springs: 22 years of Wearable Robotics with Dr. Tom Sugar Part 1 Tom Sugar of Arizona State on how his work went from automotive testing to spring-based wearable robots. Episode 32: Where Are the WearRA Innovation Challenge Winners Now? A look back at the WearRA Innovation Challenges from 2016 to 2022, and what happened to the teams that entered. Monthly
Self-Driving Cars: Podcast Series by Dr. Lance Eliot Lance Eliot
Short episodes from Lance Eliot on how AI self-driving cars handle specific real-world problems.
AI Self-Driving Cars And Manhole Covers How AI self-driving cars deal with manhole covers. AI Self-Driving Cars And Handling Acceleration How AI self-driving cars manage acceleration. AI Self-Driving Cars Might Simply Be Robots That Drive The idea that a self-driving car could be a robot that drives an ordinary car. About monthly
Automation Awakenings Oliver Zuchowski and Matthias Koblitz
Mobile robots, humanoids, and fleet software in logistics, from people who run real automation projects.
VDA 5050 3.0 Is Here: What Changes for AGVs & AMRs // Constantin Enke (VDA 5050 Core Team) Constantin Enke of the VDA 5050 core team on version 3.0 of the standard, which now covers freely navigating AMRs as well as AGVs. Robotic Innovations That Work | LogiMAT 2026 A walk through LogiMAT 2026 looking for warehouse and logistics robots that are ready for real deployments. The Humanoid LIE: Why 90% of Robotics Videos are Fake The hosts on why many humanoid demo videos overstate what the robots can do, from battery life to grasping. About monthly
PAVEcast: A conversation about autonomous vehicles Partners for Automated Vehicle Education
The nonprofit Partners for Automated Vehicle Education on self-driving cars, trucks, and transit.
Next Stop: Autonomous Transit and the Evolving Workforce A panel on autonomous public transit and what it means for the transit workforce. Autonomy at Work: Mining, Defense, Depots, and Industrial Applications Forterra, Kodiak, and STEER on autonomous vehicles in mining, defense, depots, and other industrial sites. Economic Engine: The Future of Autonomous Trucking with Matt Blackburn of Aurora Matt Blackburn of Aurora on a study of the economic impact of autonomous trucking. About twice a month
The Robot Industry Podcast Jim Beretta
Factory automation, physical AI, and the companies installing robots on real lines.
Physical AI and QNX with Jim Hirsch Why a real-time operating system still matters when robots have to act without waiting on a cloud round trip. Pickle Robot on automating the supply chain Physical AI for unloading trucks, and the path from one task to robots coordinated across a logistics site. Automate 2026 pre-show with Leuze Chris Round and Kojo Kyei-Baffour on safety sensors, and what to look for on the Automate show floor. Weekly
Drone News Update Pilot Institute
A weekly roundup of U.S. drone news for hobbyists and Part 107 pilots.
Drone News: Police Drone Crash, DJI Neo 3 Leaks, Wingcopter Recon Drone, Drone Saves Climber A Boston police drone crash, DJI Neo 3 leaks, a new Wingcopter recon drone, and a drone-assisted climber rescue. Drone News: Zipline Drone Mishap, Part 108 Progress Update, FCC Got Over 3,800 Comments A Zipline delivery drone parachuting into a road, progress on Part 108, and FCC comments on drone rules. Drone News: Mavic 4 Pro Gets Shot, GoPro Sells 90% Ownership, UAS Sentry's New RID Detection Unit A DJI Mavic 4 Pro shot down in Alabama, GoPro's ownership sale, and a portable Remote ID detector. LinkedIn
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