Equity

Building the future of robotics

Jul 16, 2022

Brian Heater, TechCrunch's hardware editor and podcast host, dives into the rapidly evolving world of robotics. He discusses how self-driving technology impacts more than just cars and explores the need for AGI to truly transform robotics into what we envision from the Jetsons. The conversation touches on venture capital trends in robotics post-pandemic, the integration of AI and robotics, and the role of computer vision. Heater also examines automation's effects on labor, especially in the wake of Amazon's warehouse innovations.

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Intro

2min

Venture Capital in Robotics Post-Pandemic

6min

The Future of Robotics and AI Integration

2min

The Future of Robotics: Overcoming Challenges with Computer Vision

7min

Exploring Automation and Its Impact on Labor

5min

Hello and welcome to a special edition of Equity!

Today, Alex sat down Brian Heater, a long-tenured TechCrunch denizen, our hardware editor, podcast extraordinaire, and genial chap. He also put together a really neat robotics-focused event that we're hosting next week. The event is online, and free, which means that everyone can come and hang (that means you!)

The confab was also a good excuse to snag time with Heater, and have a bit of a natter about robotics, how the self-driving hardware stack has an impact on more than just automobiles, and why we are going to need AGI for robotics to, you know, become the thing we know from the Jetsons.

In short, robotics is improving rapidly, but we might continue to see more industrial applications than personal for some time. Still, there's still a lot of activity in the market, including labor policy, e-commerce applications, and a host of other topics.

Enjoy! Equity is back Monday morning, and if you want to come hang at the TC Sessions: Robotics 2022, you can sign up here for free. See you there!

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Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

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