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The Robot Report Podcast
by The Robot Report Podcast · English
Join Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman each week for discussions with leading roboticists, innovative robotics companies, and other key members of the robotics community.
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How Point One Turned GPS Accuracy Into a Robotics Platform
The episode of Robot Report (Ep. 269) covers two main areas: robotics industry news and a featured interview on navigation.
6 Nov 2026 · 1h 10m · 19 chaptersWhat AgTech founders get wrong about ROI
The Robot Report discusses (1) why AgTech founders misjudge ROI, arguing that labor economics and farm-worker realities—not just robots—drive adoption; (2) robotics market news, including A3’s North…
30 Oct 2026 · 1h 17m · 30 chaptersRoboBusiness 2026 recap
RoboBusiness 2026 recap and industry takeaways, including AI/robot programming acceleration, humanoid progress, deployment/reliability gaps, and show rebranding (RoboBusiness → Robotics Summit West;…
28 Oct 2026 · 36m · 16 chaptersWhy Opportunity Charging Is Winning as Robot Fleets Scale
Wireless “opportunity charging” for scaling autonomous robot fleets, plus a safety-focused news roundup on AI/robot behavior and robo-taxis.
16 Oct 2026 · 1h 13m · 24 chaptersWhy humanoid robot demos still fail the generalization test
The Robot Report episode 265 discusses why humanoid robot “demo” videos often don’t prove real generalization, and how robotics training depends on high-quality multimodal data, human judgment, and…
9 Oct 2026 · 1h 18m · 29 chaptersInside Omron’s Next-Generation LD Mobile Robots
The episode covers robotics news and a featured interview previewing Omron’s next-generation LD mobile robots, plus broader discussion of autonomy, charging, and European AMR market trends.
2 Oct 2026 · 1h 7m · 22 chapters
General Robotics Is Betting on Modular Intelligence, Not One Robot Brain
General Robotics’ CTO Sai Vamprala explains how “GRID” (General Robot Intelligence Development Platform) aims to deliver robot-agnostic, modular intelligence for faster deployment, using a shared…
25 Sep 2026 · 1h 4m · 24 chaptersThe picks-and-shovels strategy behind the robotics boom
The episode discusses (1) SoftBank’s rumored bid to buy Hyundai’s Robotics and AI Institute (RAI) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with CFIUS review underway, and how this could fit SoftBank’s broader…
18 Sep 2026 · 1h 27m · 35 chaptersOne brick at a time: How Monumental uses robotics to build walls
The Robot Report episode 261 focuses on Monumental’s end-to-end robotic bricklaying system for building brick walls on construction sites, plus a news roundup on humanoid robotics and physical AI…
11 Sep 2026 · 1h 18m · 30 chaptersHow FPGAs become the gatekeepers of Physical AI Security
Episode 260 of Robot Report covers (1) ag and robotics news and (2) a featured security interview about FPGAs in physical AI.
4 Sep 2026 · 1h 9m · 24 chaptersFrom Teach-and-Repeat to SelfPath AI: The next robotics leap
The Robot Report episode 259 discusses humanoid robot competitions in China, upcoming RoboBusiness event news, major robotics/AI funding and hardware announcements (Unitree, XPeng’s Dacotex,…
28 Aug 2026 · 1h 20m · 33 chaptersHow software-defined manufacturing fits into real factory operation
The episode connects real-world autonomy limits (Amazon drone mis-drop) to the need for software-defined approaches in factories, then features R2 Labs’ “R2 Autonomy Controller” for orchestrating…
21 Aug 2026 · 1h 7m · 23 chaptersHow Protolabs turns CAD files into parts in under 24 hours
ProtoLabs’ workflow for turning CAD files into manufactured parts in under 24 hours, using design-for-manufacturing (DFM), automated toolpathing, and AI-assisted feedback to catch manufacturability…
14 Aug 2026 · 1h 12m · 29 chaptersBuilding robots that survive the warehouse
Robot Report episode 256 covers robotics news (robotic shipbuilding, DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics 2 for whole-body control, and a University of Florida construction robotics lab) and a featured…
7 Aug 2026 · 51m · 20 chapters
FCC robot ruling shines a spotlight on U.S. policy; how next-gen AI can help warehousing
Robot Report episode 255 discusses an FCC policy restricting U.S. imports of “advanced robots” from foreign countries, framed as spectrum/connectivity and cybersecurity/supply-chain protection.
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