# Autonomous Cleaning Revolution With Austin Deric

- Show: [Over the Air](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air)
- Published: 2024-10-31
- Length: 26m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-10-31-autonomous-cleaning-revolution-with-austin-deric
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/over-the-air/episodes/Autonomous-Cleaning-Revolution-With-Austin-Deric-e2qc9jl

## Summary

Austin Deric, Director of Software at Tailos, discusses building autonomous commercial cleaning robots. He details the transition from a legacy Raspberry Pi 3-based codebase to a more powerful Toradex processor to enable advanced SLAM and navigation. Deric explains the company's 'buy vs. build' strategy, leveraging ROS, Nav2, and Slam Toolbox, and highlights the importance of reliability in enterprise environments like hotels and airports.

## Chapters

- [0:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-10-31-autonomous-cleaning-revolution-with-austin-deric#t=5) Introduction and Austin's Background
- [1:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-10-31-autonomous-cleaning-revolution-with-austin-deric#t=104) From SWRI Robotics to Product Development
- [7:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-10-31-autonomous-cleaning-revolution-with-austin-deric#t=460) Tailos Robot Hardware and Reliability Philosophy
- [9:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-10-31-autonomous-cleaning-revolution-with-austin-deric#t=592) Commercial Use Cases and Enterprise Integration
- [12:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-10-31-autonomous-cleaning-revolution-with-austin-deric#t=759) Hardware Upgrade and SLAM Implementation
- [15:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-10-31-autonomous-cleaning-revolution-with-austin-deric#t=954) Build vs. Buy Strategy and Open Source Stack
- [17:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-10-31-autonomous-cleaning-revolution-with-austin-deric#t=1066) Texas Robotics Ecosystem and Future Opportunities

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Tailos (company)
- Southwest Research Institute (company)
- ROS (tool)
- Willow Garage (company)
- Plus One Robotics (company)
- iRobot (company)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)
- Toradex (chip)
- SLAM Toolbox (tool)
- Nav2 (tool)
- Timescale (company)
- Grafana (tool)
- Darkhive (company)
- Fox Robotics (company)
- Apptronik (company)
- Agility Robotics (company)

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