# Custom Machine Vision & Robotics Solutions w/ Jonathan Berte

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2021-04-27
- Length: 24m
- Episode: 46
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-04-27-custom-machine-vision-robotics-solutions-w-jonathan-berte
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-9cbaa4fd-fefd-4c36-bbc4-ce76e5679174

## Summary

Jonathan Berte, Founder of RoboVision, explains how his company uses AI-driven machine vision to solve the labor shortage and complexity challenges in modern manufacturing. He details the shift from manual algorithm creation to automated deep learning, enabling scalable quality control and object detection for clients like Audi. Berte also discusses the strategic trade-offs between cloud and edge computing for industrial applications and the role of flexible robotics in replacing tedious human tasks.

## Chapters

- [1:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-04-27-custom-machine-vision-robotics-solutions-w-jonathan-berte#t=63) Introduction: Jonathan Berte and RoboVision
- [3:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-04-27-custom-machine-vision-robotics-solutions-w-jonathan-berte#t=181) Berte's Journey from Analog Cameras to Deep Learning
- [7:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-04-27-custom-machine-vision-robotics-solutions-w-jonathan-berte#t=439) The Shift from Manual Feature Engineering to Automated AI
- [9:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-04-27-custom-machine-vision-robotics-solutions-w-jonathan-berte#t=573) Manufacturing Applications: Textile Defects and Automotive Gluing
- [11:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-04-27-custom-machine-vision-robotics-solutions-w-jonathan-berte#t=716) Addressing the Manufacturing Labor Shortage
- [16:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-04-27-custom-machine-vision-robotics-solutions-w-jonathan-berte#t=973) Cloud vs. Edge Computing for Industrial AI
- [19:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-04-27-custom-machine-vision-robotics-solutions-w-jonathan-berte#t=1163) Industry Networking and the Future of Flexible Robotics

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- RoboVision (company)
- Siemens (company)
- Omron (company)
- Stanford (company)
- DeepMind (company)
- Audi (company)
- Azure (company)
- Microsoft (company)
- Google Cloud (company)
- Amazon Web Services (company)
- NVIDIA Jetson (chip)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Gorilla 76 (company)

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- [172: How To Stay Focused on Your Mission and Deliver Robotic Solutions at Scale with Rapid Robotics CEO & Co-Founder Jordan Kretchmer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-02-13-172-how-to-stay-focused-on-your-mission-and-deliver-robotic-solutions-at-scale-w) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
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