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AMRs in Manufacturing Environments: Safety, Data Security and Other Considerations w/ Shari Brown and Krystal Mattich

The Manufacturing Executive · 24 Mar 2026 · 36m · Episode 302

What this episode covers

Shari Brown and Krystal Mattich of Brain Corp discuss the integration of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in manufacturing, focusing on safety, data security, and workforce adoption. They explain how Brain Corp’s BrainOS enables robots to navigate dynamic factory environments safely using multi-level functional safety architectures and sensor suites, including 3D LiDAR and cameras. The guests emphasize the importance of data governance, privacy-by-design, and transparency through their Trust Center to earn the trust of human workers and enterprise clients.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

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Mentioned

Companies
Brain Corp, Guerrilla 76
Products
BrainOS, Roomba
Also
UL, ISO 27001, SOC 2

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