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Episode 149: Robot safety and security - Krystal Mattich

Robot Talk · 20 Mar 2026 · 25m · Episode 149

What this episode covers

Krystal Mattich, Senior Director of Security, Privacy, and Risk at Brain Corp, explains the company's privacy-first infrastructure that powers over 40,000 BrainOS-enabled robots in retail, airports, and logistics. She details how Brain Corp partners with OEMs like Tennant to create autonomous cleaning and inventory scanning robots, prioritizing safety and minimal data collection through 'privacy by design.' Mattich discusses the launch of Brain Corp's public-facing Trust Center to demonstrate transparency and GDPR compliance, ensuring robots blur faces and collect only what is necessary for navigation and task execution.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

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Companies
Brain Corp, Tennant
Products
BrainOS, Trust Center
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GDPR

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