# Episode 115: Robot dogs working in industry - Benjamin Mottis

- Show: [Robot Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk)
- Published: 2025-03-28
- Length: 23m
- Episode: 115
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-03-28-episode-115-robot-dogs-working-in-industry-benjamin-mottis
- Listen: https://ukrobotics.libsyn.com/episode-115-robot-dogs-working-in-industry-benjamin-mottis

## Summary

Benjamin Mottis, Global Research Community Manager at ANYbotics, discusses the deployment of the ANYmal four-legged robot in heavy industries like oil & gas, nuclear, and chemicals. He explains how the robot performs autonomous inspections using sensors such as thermal, acoustic, and gas detectors to enable predictive maintenance and keep humans out of dangerous areas. Mottis also details the company's collaboration with a global research community of over 25 universities, focusing on core robotics, new applications, and industrial data analysis.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-03-28-episode-115-robot-dogs-working-in-industry-benjamin-mottis#t=7) Introduction and ANYmal Overview
- [4:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-03-28-episode-115-robot-dogs-working-in-industry-benjamin-mottis#t=296) Industrial Applications and the 4D Framework
- [5:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-03-28-episode-115-robot-dogs-working-in-industry-benjamin-mottis#t=345) Inspection Tasks and Sensor Payloads
- [8:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-03-28-episode-115-robot-dogs-working-in-industry-benjamin-mottis#t=516) The ANYmal Research Community
- [10:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-03-28-episode-115-robot-dogs-working-in-industry-benjamin-mottis#t=635) Research Buckets: Core Robotics and Applications
- [13:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-03-28-episode-115-robot-dogs-working-in-industry-benjamin-mottis#t=821) ANYbotics R&D vs. Academic Research
- [15:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-03-28-episode-115-robot-dogs-working-in-industry-benjamin-mottis#t=937) AI in Locomotion and Data Analysis
- [17:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-03-28-episode-115-robot-dogs-working-in-industry-benjamin-mottis#t=1059) Autonomous Charging and First Responder Use Cases

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- ANYbotics (company)
- ANYmal (product)
- ETH Zurich (other)
- University of Oxford (other)
- Stanford (other)

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