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191: The State of Robotics: Live From the 2024 Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston, MA

Manufacturing Happy Hour · 25 Jun 2024 · 37m

What this episode covers

Host Chris Luecke recaps the 2024 Robotics Summit in Boston, featuring interviews with Jonathan Hurst of Agility Robotics, Joyce Sidopoulos of MassRobotics, and Scott Sizemore of Electrocraft. The episode explores the commercialization of humanoid robots, the shift from disjointed component sourcing to integrated motion systems, and the role of accelerators in scaling early-stage robotics startups.

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companies scaling up and early-stage companies

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Agility Robotics, MassRobotics, Electrocraft, Robotics 88, BirdBot, Apparel Robotics, Clearpath Robotics, Rockwell Automation

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