The Hard Part with Evan McCann Peter Root from Wildfire Robotics
Peter Root is the Co-Founder of Wildfire Robotics.
Wildfire Robotics leverages scalable robotics for complete wildfire containment - from initial attack to mop-up to monitoring. The team has developed a self-propelled and remotely controlled robotic snake, called Firewall, that can be deployed in rough terrain, up to 10 km at a time, to offer rapid, fluid-based protection of communities, industry assets, critical infrastructure, homes, and sensitive ecological areas.
In this episode, we discuss...
- Effective ways to commercialize technology
- Intraprenuer versus entrepreneur
- Utilizing drilling technology to fight wildfires
- Insights into how we currently deal with wildfires and other technology solutions
- How to scale robotics from a team and technology process standpoint
- Shifting attention from investors to focus on the wildfire space
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