Episode 100 | Robots Built for People | Anthony Jules

We’ve officially hit Episode 100! 🎉

 I sat down with Anthony Jules, co-founder & CEO of Robust AI, to unpack how Carter—the cart-shaped AMR that workers can literally steer—delivers a 60 % productivity boost for DHL without changing the warehouse layout.

Talking points

1. Why “agency” (humans grabbing the robot’s handle) was the missing piece in previous AMRs.
2. Vision-only navigation, no LiDAR: the leap to 4th-gen mobile robotics.
3. Human-centric UX as the real adoption moat.
4. Hiring for close-to-the-metal engineers and culture-first teams.
5. What 10 years of collaborative automation might look like across logistics, healthcare, and retail.

Links & resources

• Robust AI — https://www.robust.ai/
• Robust AI on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/robust-ai/
• DHL × Robust AI partnership (60 % productivity) — https://www.dhl.com/us-en/home/press/press-archive/2024/dhl-supply-chain-partners-with-robust-ai-to-drive-the-future-of-warehouse-automation.html
• “People + Physical AI” demo (YouTube) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFO_B43EDOc
• Anthony's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyjules/

Connect with me — https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregtoroosian/

Thanks for riding with us through a full century of episodes—here’s to the next hundred!