Automate It: A Robotics Podcast
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Ep 17 - How Do the Current Economic Conditions Impact Robotics?
8 april 2023 · 28 min
On ep 17 of Automate It, Stefan and Ilia's robot game invents "Night at the Museum" but for real. Then, they dig into how bank runs and hard-to-get funding impact the robotics landscape (hint: there's a big upside).
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Ep 16 - Roombas & VCs - The Battle for Clean Floors and Funding
1 april 2023 · 34 min
On Episode 16 of Automate It, our April Fools episode, we play our improv game seriously, and then make a parody of our serious discussions about robots and VCs.
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Ep 15 - Construction Robots at CONEXPO
25 maart 2023 · 22 min
On Episode 15 of Automate It, the robot improv game imagines a walking robot for construction. Then, Stefan and Ilia reflect on their experience at CONEXPO (the biggest construction convention in the world), and trends they're seeing in heavy equipment automation. Lees meer
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Ep 14 - The Downsides of Consultants Building your Robots
10 maart 2023 · 34 min
On Episode 14 of Automate It, Stefan and Ilia's imaginary-robot game invents a robot that steals your towel if you're hogging chairs at the pool. Then, they unpack why building robots is NOT something to outsource.
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Ep 13 - The Shutdown of Everyday Robots (& Why Big Companies aren't Safer for Robotics)
3 maart 2023 · 34 min
On Episode 13 of Automate It, Stefan & Ilia's imaginary-robot game invents a robot for putting the dishes away. Then, they discuss why Google shut down Everyday Robots, and why big companies aren't always a "safer" bet for robotics engineers.
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Ep 12 - Robotics Demos Gone Wrong
17 februari 2023 · 33 min
On Episode 12 of Automate It, the robot invention game winds up combining VR with transportation for some ... interesting results. Lees meer
Then, Stefan and Ilia swap stories of important robotics demos gone wrong. What happens when your robot acts up in front of an investor, a customer, or the press? They break down why this happens so often, and how you can avert demo disasters before they happen.
Links:
Video compilation of DARPA robots falling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0TaYhjpOfo
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Ep 11 - How to Choose the Right Sensors
10 februari 2023 · 30 min
In Episode 11 of Automate It, Stefan and Ilia's robot-invention game ends with them boring to the center of the Earth ... or something. Then, they break down how to choose the right sensors for your robot, and why a bigger budget can actually make your performance worse. Lees meer
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Ep 10 - Is Teach-and-Repeat Really Autonomy?
3 februari 2023 · 27 min
In Episode 10 of Automate It, Stefan and Ilia invent a robotic arm that sorts office mail. Then, this week's hot topic is whether teach-and-repeat systems have a leg up (or a leg ... down?) on fully autonomous navigation.
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Ep 9 - Why MVPs in Robotics are Different than SaaS
19 januari 2023 · 32 min
In episode 9 of Automate It, Stefan & Ilia break down why "minimum viable product" in robotics is totally different than in SaaS. Plus, their start-of-episode game gets weird when they invent autonomous vehicles ... for space.
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Ep 8 - CES & the State of Autonomy
13 januari 2023 · 28 min
In Ep 8 of Automate It, Stefan and Ilia invent a hypothetical tunnel for conference transportation (any resemblance to current companies, living or dead, is purely coincidental). Then, they unpack their experience at CES and what it suggests about the state of the autonomy industry. Lees meer
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Ep 7 - Did Google Just Buy ROS?
20 december 2022 · 40 min
On Episode 7 of Automate It, Stefan and Ilia generate robot ideas for humanoid robots in stadiums. Then ,they discuss the Intrinsic's acquisition of Open Source Robotics Corporation, and what it might mean for the robotics industry as a whole. Lees meer
Episode outline:
1:25 - "Automate It" game
12:54 - Wait ... did Google just buy ROS?
13:50 - Hasn't this happened before?
15:20 - Is ROS really that important?
20:00 - How Intrinsic fits in
27:55 - What if ROS gets shut down?
33:30 - Predicting what's next for Intrinsic
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Ep 6 - How to Measure Robots
15 december 2022 · 42 min
Op Episode 6 of Automate It, Stefan and Ilia play their favorite game and invent a robot that helps you with teambuilding events. Then, they deep dive on how to choose the right metrics for your robots (and why the wrong metrics can undermine your ultimate goals). Lees meer
Hosted by Polymath Robotics co-founders Stefan Seltz-Axmacher and Ilia Baranov. Follow us on Linkedin for regular updates.
Episode outline:
0:40 - "Automate It" Game
15:45 - How to Measure Robots
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Ep 5 - Is the Autonomy Industry Dead?
9 december 2022 · 36 min
On episode 5 of Automate It, Stefan and Ilia use their favorite game as an excuse to dig into the problem of indoor localization. Then, they debate hot takes about whether autonomy as an industry is truly "dead" (and come up with a few hot takes themselves). Lees meer
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Ep 4 - How to Kill an Autonomy Project
2 december 2022 · 30 min
On episode 4 of Automate It, Stefan and Ilia invent a robot that helps ... uh ... lift you over obstacles. Then, they discuss a hypothetical "autonomous oil field" to explain common problems that can kill autonomy projects before they even get off the ground. Lees meer
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Ep 3 - Teleoperation and art
16 november 2022 · 42 min
In Episode 3 of Automate It, Ilia and Stefan draw another random use case and discuss how they'd automate it, this time teleoperation and senior care. Plus, Ilia talks about making fun demos with robot arms and art.
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Ep 2 - The Time Ilia Danced with a Robot
14 november 2022 · 36 min
On the 2nd episode of Automate It, Polymath Robotics co-founders Stefan and Ilia come up with a genius business model for walking robots doing home delivery. Then, it's Ilia's turn to share robot stories from his time at Clearpath Robotics and Amazon's Home Robot division. Lees meer
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Ep 1 - Welcome to Automate It
2 november 2022 · 51 min
On their inaugural episode of Automate It, Polymath Robotics co-founders Stefan and Ilia hash out a super-weird robot application and unpack what Stefan learned from founding Starsky Robotics.