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Automated with Brian Heater
Get a direct line to the biggest names and brightest minds in robotics, Physical AI, and automation. Automated with Brian Heater brings you long-form conversations and unfiltered insights into how we got here, where we’re going, and what’s behind the technologies that are shaping how we live and work.
Episodes
Automated with Brian HeaterPhysical AI, Play, and the Path Beyond Humanoids with Brad Porter of Cobot
As a long time Amazon VP, Brad Porter knows what it takes to deploy industrial robots at scale. Now doing the same with his own company, Cobot, Porter delivers…
Automated with Brian HeaterDesigning the “Good Robot”: Inside Apptronik’s Vision for Humanoids
Apptronik CEO Jeff Cardenas has remained one of the more transparent and pragmatic executives in the humanoid robotics race. Here he takes on the Austin…
Automated with Brian HeaterUniversal Robots’ Roberta Nelson Shea on Balancing Safety and Productivity in Automation
Perhaps no one has done more to promote industrial robot safety than Roberta Nelson Shea. For decades, Universal Robotics’ global technical compliance officer…
Automated with Brian HeaterRodney Brooks on Robotics, AI, and the Future of Automation
When I want an automation reality check, I go to Rodney Brooks, one of the past century’s most influential roboticists. The Robust.AI CTO cofounded iRobot and…
Automated with Brian HeaterDeepu Talla: Building the Future of Robotics at NVIDIA
Just over a decade ago, NVIDIA got out of mobile processing and into robotics. Deepu Talla helped lead the risky push that is now paying off in the form of the…
Automated with Brian HeaterMarc Raibert: Half a Century of Innovation, and Still Looking Ahead
Few alive have left as large a mark on robotics as Marc Raibert. After founding and running Boston Dynamics for three decades, the former MIT professor went on…
Automated with Brian HeaterMelonee Wise on Humanoid Robots, Safety Tradeoffs, and Real-World Deployment
When we recorded this episode, Melonee Wise was the chief product officer at humanoid pioneer, Agility Robotics. After kickstarting her career as employee…
Automated with Brian HeaterAutomated Trailer
Robotics, AI, and automation are reshaping the world around us. Meet top minds from NVIDIA, Boston Dynamics, Agility, MIT, AWS, Apptronik, and more, one…