In episode 160 Robot Report Podcast, editors Mike Oitzman and Eugene Demaitre discuss the latest news. On today’s show, we talk to Touraj Parang, President and COO of Serve Robotics, about expanding their service in Hollywood.
This week’s featured interview is a recap of a fireside chat with Ujjwal Kumar that editor Steve Crowe had at the 2024 Boston Robotics Summit & Expo. Kumar is the group president of Teradyne Robotics, parent company of mobile industrial robots and collaborative robotics leader Universal Robots. He talks about his time leading the robotics group and where he thinks the industry is headed.
Show timeline
- 5:07 – Weekly News
- 15:53 – Interview with Touraj Parang of Serve Robotics
- 31:22 – Robotics Summit & Expo Keynote Session with Ujjwal Kumar of Teradyne Robotics
News of the week
The Federal Aviation Administration has given Wing and Zipline permission to conduct BVLOS flights in the same airspace. DroneUp has also made 500 deliveries per day.
In its second-quarter earnings call, Asensus Surgical said it would have to declare bankruptcy if its merger with Karl Storz fails. The company, originally known as TransEnterix, developed the Hugo robotic-assisted surgery platform.
Rapid Robotics’ new CEO, Kimberley Losey, explains how advances in AI can accelerate accurate robotic picking. Last month, the San Francisco-based company promoted her from chief growth officer to CEO, with founder Jordan Kretchmer moving to the role of executive chairman.
Drawing on his experience working at Hasbro, Autodesk, and other companies, Rosie has taken the unusual approach of moving away from Robot as a Service (RaaS) and toward a product-centric go-to-market strategy.
Sub Robotics announced a partnership with Uber Eats to deliver Shake Shack food in the Hollywood area.
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