# Ep. 20: The Future of Emotional Intelligence: A Conversation with Blueskeye Co-Founder Michael Valstar

- Show: [The Robo Success Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robo-success-podcast)
- Published: 2026-10-06
- Length: 32m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robo-success-podcast/2026-10-06-ep-20-the-future-of-emotional-intelligence-a-conversation-with-blueskeye-co-foun
- Listen: https://podcast.ausha.co/the-robo-success-podcast/ep-20-the-future-of-emotional-intelligence-a-conversation-with-blueskeye-co-founder-michael-valstar

## Summary

Michael Valstar, Co-Founder and Scientific Officer at Blueskeye AI, discusses the integration of emotional intelligence into robotics, focusing on facial expression and voice analysis for healthcare and automotive applications. He explains how Blueskeye uses edge-based AI to process biophysical signals like fatigue and depression in real-time while maintaining privacy through federated data models. Valstar details the technical challenges of detecting micro-expressions and action units to ensure unbiased recognition across diverse demographics, and outlines future expansions into body language and medical diagnostics.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robo-success-podcast/2026-10-06-ep-20-the-future-of-emotional-intelligence-a-conversation-with-blueskeye-co-foun#t=0) Introduction and Guest Background
- [4:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robo-success-podcast/2026-10-06-ep-20-the-future-of-emotional-intelligence-a-conversation-with-blueskeye-co-foun#t=263) Defining Emotional Intelligence for Robots
- [13:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robo-success-podcast/2026-10-06-ep-20-the-future-of-emotional-intelligence-a-conversation-with-blueskeye-co-foun#t=783) Privacy, Edge Computing, and Latency
- [16:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robo-success-podcast/2026-10-06-ep-20-the-future-of-emotional-intelligence-a-conversation-with-blueskeye-co-foun#t=972) Technical Implementation: Face and Voice Analysis
- [19:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robo-success-podcast/2026-10-06-ep-20-the-future-of-emotional-intelligence-a-conversation-with-blueskeye-co-foun#t=1197) Applications in Healthcare and Automotive
- [26:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robo-success-podcast/2026-10-06-ep-20-the-future-of-emotional-intelligence-a-conversation-with-blueskeye-co-foun#t=1584) Addressing AI Bias and Cultural Differences
- [29:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robo-success-podcast/2026-10-06-ep-20-the-future-of-emotional-intelligence-a-conversation-with-blueskeye-co-foun#t=1787) Future Roadmap and Conclusion

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Blueskeye AI (company)
- Nvidia (company)
- Siri (product)

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