# Episode 132: Collaborating with industrial robots - Anthony Jules

- Show: [Robot Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk)
- Published: 2025-11-07
- Length: 30m
- Episode: 132
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-11-07-episode-132-collaborating-with-industrial-robots-anthony-jules
- Listen: https://ukrobotics.libsyn.com/episode-132-collaborating-with-industrial-robots-anthony-jules

## Summary

Anthony Jules, CEO and co-founder of Robust.AI, discusses the design and deployment of Carter, an AI-driven collaborative mobile robot for warehouses. Jules explains how Carter uses cameras instead of LIDAR to achieve semantic understanding, allowing it to navigate safely alongside humans and empower floor associates rather than replace them. He details the company's 'fleet learning' strategy, where data from individual robots is aggregated in the cloud to improve AI models offline, ensuring consistent productivity for clients like DHL without disrupting live operations.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-11-07-episode-132-collaborating-with-industrial-robots-anthony-jules#t=7) Introduction: Anthony Jules and Robust.AI
- [3:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-11-07-episode-132-collaborating-with-industrial-robots-anthony-jules#t=189) Anthony Jules's Career Path: MIT, Sapient, Activision, and Google
- [6:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-11-07-episode-132-collaborating-with-industrial-robots-anthony-jules#t=383) Founding Robust.AI and the Shift from LIDAR to Camera-Based Perception
- [9:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-11-07-episode-132-collaborating-with-industrial-robots-anthony-jules#t=585) Choosing Warehouse Automation and the Human-Centered Automation Philosophy
- [12:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-11-07-episode-132-collaborating-with-industrial-robots-anthony-jules#t=770) Carter's Design: Semantic Understanding, Form Factor, and Physical Interaction
- [17:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-11-07-episode-132-collaborating-with-industrial-robots-anthony-jules#t=1074) Fleet Learning: Cloud Aggregation, Digital Twins, and Offline Training
- [21:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-11-07-episode-132-collaborating-with-industrial-robots-anthony-jules#t=1313) Fleet Dynamics: The 'Hive Mind' and Fleet Learning Flywheel
- [24:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-11-07-episode-132-collaborating-with-industrial-robots-anthony-jules#t=1482) Future Roadmap: Software-Defined Infrastructure and Scaling Carter

## Topics

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

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Robust.AI (company)
- Carter (product)
- Sapient Corporation (company)
- Activision (company)
- Google Robotics (company)
- IRobot (company)
- Roomba (product)
- DHL (company)
- LIDAR (tool)

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