# A Conversation in Berlin about Robot Operations (#RobOps) with Florian Pestoni, Co-Founder and CEO of InOrbit

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2022-08-09
- Length: 33m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-09-a-conversation-in-berlin-about-robot-operations-robops-with-florian-pestoni-co-f
- Listen: https://manufacturinghappyhour.com/102

## Summary

Florian Pestoni, Co-Founder and CEO of InOrbit, explains how his company provides 'chronic care' for robotic fleets by acting as a cloud-based data layer that maximizes robot utilization and efficiency. He details the concept of #RobOps, adapting software DevOps principles to robotics to reduce mean time to detection and resolution for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) operating in chaotic environments like retail stores. Pestoni shares his transition from a digital health startup to robotics, noting that his co-founder’s background at Willow Garage revealed a lack of infrastructure for real-world robot operations, leading to the creation of InOrbit's platform.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-09-a-conversation-in-berlin-about-robot-operations-robops-with-florian-pestoni-co-f#t=0) Introduction: Setting the Scene in Berlin
- [4:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-09-a-conversation-in-berlin-about-robot-operations-robops-with-florian-pestoni-co-f#t=262) Berlin Startup Scene and SAP's Ecosystem
- [7:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-09-a-conversation-in-berlin-about-robot-operations-robops-with-florian-pestoni-co-f#t=434) InOrbit's Mission: Maximizing Robot Potential
- [8:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-09-a-conversation-in-berlin-about-robot-operations-robops-with-florian-pestoni-co-f#t=507) Pestoni's Journey: From Digital Health to Robotics
- [11:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-09-a-conversation-in-berlin-about-robot-operations-robops-with-florian-pestoni-co-f#t=719) The Catalyst: Willow Garage and Julian Saruti
- [16:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-09-a-conversation-in-berlin-about-robot-operations-robops-with-florian-pestoni-co-f#t=979) Smart Robots vs. Traditional Industrial Robots
- [18:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-09-a-conversation-in-berlin-about-robot-operations-robops-with-florian-pestoni-co-f#t=1122) Chronic Care for Robots: Handling Chaos in Retail
- [21:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-09-a-conversation-in-berlin-about-robot-operations-robops-with-florian-pestoni-co-f#t=1283) #RobOps: Applying DevOps Principles to Robotics
- [24:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-08-09-a-conversation-in-berlin-about-robot-operations-robops-with-florian-pestoni-co-f#t=1469) Future of Robotics: Specialized, Mundane, and Accepted

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- InOrbit (company)
- Willow Garage (company)
- ROS (other)
- PR2 (product)
- Fetch Robotics (company)
- Zebra Technologies (company)
- SAP (company)
- Facebook (company)
- Microsoft (company)
- Automatica (other)
- A3 (Association for Advancing Automation) (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Find out whats going on in the world of robot operations](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-06-11-find-out-whats-going-on-in-the-world-of-robot-operations) (The Robot Report Podcast)
- [Cloud based robotic fleet management and control](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-05-19-cloud-based-robotic-fleet-management-and-control) (The Robot Report Podcast)
- [Vecna’s Daniel Theobald, August robot deals, SoftBank’s Brady Watkins](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-09-09-vecnas-daniel-theobald-august-robot-deals-softbanks-brady-watkins) (The Robot Report Podcast)
- [Baseball & robotics startups during COVID-19; ROS on Windows 10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-07-08-baseball-robotics-startups-during-covid-19-ros-on-windows-10) (The Robot Report Podcast)
- [A conversation with the founders of RobOpsCon; a robo dog fight breaks out over patents](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-11-18-a-conversation-with-the-founders-of-robopscon-a-robo-dog-fight-breaks-out-over-p) (The Robot Report Podcast)

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