# Intelligent Robots and the Warehouse of the Future

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2022-08-16
- Length: 30m
- Episode: 115
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-16-intelligent-robots-and-the-warehouse-of-the-future
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-b78cb603-bafb-40e9-9590-b6a489f13119

## Summary

Michael Perry, Vice President of Marketing at Dexterity, discusses how AI-enabled robots are transforming warehouse operations by handling variability that traditional automation cannot. He details Dexterity's platform, which integrates vision and touch to allow robots to pick, pack, and palletize mixed-SKU goods in existing 'brownfield' facilities without extensive infrastructure changes. Perry highlights a specific success story involving a bread fulfillment center where one robot managed over 10,000 SKUs, including deformable items like tortillas and loaves of bread, while also explaining the future of collaborative robot teams.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-16-intelligent-robots-and-the-warehouse-of-the-future#t=0) Introduction: Michael Perry and Dexterity
- [3:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-16-intelligent-robots-and-the-warehouse-of-the-future#t=202) The Evolution of Robotic Intelligence
- [5:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-16-intelligent-robots-and-the-warehouse-of-the-future#t=351) Warehouse of the Future: Lights-Out vs. Human Optimization
- [8:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-16-intelligent-robots-and-the-warehouse-of-the-future#t=506) Supply Chain Visibility and Data from Robotics
- [11:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-16-intelligent-robots-and-the-warehouse-of-the-future#t=676) Case Study: Bread Fulfillment and Mixed-SKU Palletizing
- [20:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-16-intelligent-robots-and-the-warehouse-of-the-future#t=1205) The Dexterity Platform and Brownfield Deployment
- [24:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-16-intelligent-robots-and-the-warehouse-of-the-future#t=1445) Collaborative Robots and Future Possibilities

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Dexterity (company)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- DJI (company)
- Gorilla 76 (company)
- Stanford (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [173: Leveraging Robotics in an Unstructured World with Dexterity's Michael Patrick Perry](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-02-20-173-leveraging-robotics-in-an-unstructured-world-with-dexteritys-michael-patrick) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [End-Of-Line Automation With Ai: Inside Rapid Robotics Revolution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-11-14-end-of-line-automation-with-ai-inside-rapid-robotics-revolution) (Over the Air)
- [244: Automate LIVE 2025: Warehousing Innovations, AI at the Edge, and Interoperability](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2025-07-04-244-automate-live-2025-warehousing-innovations-ai-at-the-edge-and-interoperabili) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [Deploying Intelligent Robots at Scale with Dexterity CEO Samir Menon](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-12-28-deploying-intelligent-robots-at-scale-with-dexterity-ceo-samir-menon) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [Building robots that survive the warehouse](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-08-07-building-robots-that-survive-the-warehouse) (The Robot Report Podcast)

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