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Demystifying China’s robotics industry, Motional talks robotaxis, TRI previews kitchen robot

The Robot Report Podcast · 7 Oct 2020 · 1h 18m

What this episode covers

Georg Stieler, managing director of Asia at Steeler Technology and Marketing Consultants, demystifies China's robotics industry, noting that while it is a massive market, it faces structural economic issues and a technology lag in semiconductors. Laura Major, CTO of Motional (the Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture), discusses the company's robotaxi operations in Las Vegas, safety benchmarks, and the expectation for commercial driverless availability in 2022. The hosts also review Toyota Research Institute's ceiling-mounted kitchen robot concept and Miso Robotics' commercial 'Flippy' robot for fast-food kitchens.

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early-stage companies and companies scaling up

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Companies
Motional, Toyota Research Institute, Miso Robotics, ABB, Kuka, Pony AI, Geek Plus, HiSilicon, Lyft, Waymo, Hyundai, Aptiv, Uber, DJI, HIK Vision, Dahua, Tesla, BMW
Products
Flippy

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