# 74. Robots Working on the Moon and in Warehouses

- Show: [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast)
- Published: 2022-06-14
- Length: 28m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-06-14-74-robots-working-on-the-moon-and-in-warehouses
- Listen: https://the-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com/episodes/74-robots-working-on-the-moon-and-in-warehouses-WCEpYhzr

## Summary

Hosts Daniel and Farbod discuss two robotics topics: a team from ETH Zurich and Anybotics adapting their quadruped robot 'Anymal' for lunar exploration via the ESA's Glimpse project, and Carnegie Mellon University's research into decentralized, AI-driven warehouse navigation. They detail the challenges of lunar terrain, the specifics of the ESA competition, and the three-part reinforcement learning framework (navigation, safety, and awareness) designed to allow robots to operate in dynamic, unstructured warehouse environments without centralized control.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-06-14-74-robots-working-on-the-moon-and-in-warehouses#t=0) Introduction and Sponsor Read
- [2:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-06-14-74-robots-working-on-the-moon-and-in-warehouses#t=168) Lunar Exploration and the Glimpse Project
- [6:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-06-14-74-robots-working-on-the-moon-and-in-warehouses#t=380) ESA Competition and Anybotics Anymal
- [14:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-06-14-74-robots-working-on-the-moon-and-in-warehouses#t=888) Warehouse Robotics and Centralized vs. Decentralized Control
- [18:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-06-14-74-robots-working-on-the-moon-and-in-warehouses#t=1081) Carnegie Mellon's Navigation and Safety Framework
- [24:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-06-14-74-robots-working-on-the-moon-and-in-warehouses#t=1440) Context-Awareness and the Freezing Robot Problem

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Mouser Electronics (company)
- ETH Zurich (company)
- European Space Agency (company)
- Glimpse (product)
- Boston Dynamics Spot (product)
- Anybotics (company)
- Anymal (product)
- Carnegie Mellon University (company)
- Amazon (company)
- Alibaba (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [ANYbotics ANYmal quadruped with Enzo Wälchli](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-08-16-anybotics-anymal-quadruped-with-enzo-walchli) (The Robot Report Podcast)
- [Designing robot arms to survive lunar nights; Waymo 'no plans' to expand in Ariz.](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-02-05-designing-robot-arms-to-survive-lunar-nights-waymo-no-plans-to-expand-in-ariz) (The Robot Report Podcast)
- [Robot development from Actuators to AI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-02-06-robot-development-from-actuators-to-ai) (The Robot Report Podcast)
- [Episode 132: Collaborating with industrial robots - Anthony Jules](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-11-07-episode-132-collaborating-with-industrial-robots-anthony-jules) (Robot Talk)
- [Episode 116: Evolved behaviour for robot teams - Tanja Katharina Kaiser](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-04-04-episode-116-evolved-behaviour-for-robot-teams-tanja-katharina-kaiser) (Robot Talk)

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