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Unleashing the potential of AI in robotics
- In episode 177 of The Robot Report Podcast, Mike Oitzman and Gene Demaitre interview Ben Wolff, co-founder and CEO of Paladine AI. Ben details the company's evolution from hardware-focused robotics to a software-centric approach. The company's robust AI platform, built on years of valuable hardware experience, positions Paladine AI for future growth and scaling their software solutions across diverse industries. Ben shares insights on the challenges faced during this transition and the impact of SPAC acquisitions.
- Paladine AI has developed software capable of teaching robots complex tasks in under 20 minutes. This agnostic software operates seamlessly on various third-party robots, accelerating iteration and development cycles. The company boasts contracts with the Pentagon, securing non-dilutive funding while navigating the inherent compliance challenges.
- Ben highlights the importance of government contracts and the company's hardware-agnostic strategy while looking ahead to future opportunities in automation and AI applications. Meanwhile, General Motors today disclosed that it will no longer fund Cruise LLC's robotaxi deployment work, citing long development times, high costs, and an increasingly competitive robotaxi market as reasons behind its decision. This news comes despite GM pouring more than $10 billion of funding into Cruise.
- Universal Robots (UR) is significantly expanding its market presence in China by opening a production facility and introducing two robots that will be available exclusively to the Chinese market. The company will produce the UR7e and UR12e cobots, which are specially designed to meet the needs of China's automotive, electronic, and metal & machinery industries, alongside others.
- Critical financing apparently didn't come through for Embodied, the creators of the Moxie robot, forcing the company to shut down. You can now submit nominations for the 2025 RBR50 innovation awards that will recognize technology and business innovations in the calendar year 2024. The awards are open to any company worldwide that produces robotics or automation.
- The Robot Report Podcast Episode 177 featuring interview with Ben Wolff, showcases Palladyne AI, a company that has evolved from hardware-focused robotics to a software-centric approach; developing software capable of teaching robots complex tasks in under 20 minutes that can operate seamlessly on various third-party robots.
- Palladyne AI's hardware-agnostic strategy has resulted in contracts with the Pentagon and non-dilutive funding by navigating compliance challenges. General Motors has decided to no longer fund Cruise LLC's robotaxi deployment work, citing long development times, high costs, and an increasingly competitive robotaxi market. Universal Robots (UR) is looking to significantly expand its presence in China by opening a production facility and introducing 2 new cobots (UR7e and UR12e)
- Embodied, the creators of the Moxie robot, have apparently shut down due to critical financing not coming through. The 2025 RBR50 innovation awards recognize technology and business innovations in the calendar year 2024 and are open to any company worldwide producing robotics or automation.
- The awards will recognize primary or applied research in technologies, products, and services; initiatives positioning a company as a market leader or thought leader in the robotics ecosystem; innovations that improve productivity, quality, cost-effectiveness, and automate new tasks, among others. The show is sponsored by FlexQube, which develops unique solutions for material handling, retail, and industrial manufacturing.
- FlexQube's Navigator AMR is the world's first multi-purpose and non-load carrying robot. The system features a standardized coupling interface to connect with different load carriers, depending on the customer's needs. The safety-rated identification of load carrier footprint helps secure a safe and efficient scale-up of different use cases in a factory or warehouse.
- Universal Robots (UR) has established manufacturing capabilities in Nantong, China. They will produce two new cobots for that market: the UR7e and UR12e.
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