# Inside Canada’s robotics ecosystem, world’s spookiest robots, Miso’s restaurant robots

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2020-10-28
- Length: 1h 37m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-10-28-inside-canadas-robotics-ecosystem-worlds-spookiest-robots-misos-restaurant-robot
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/inside-canadas-robotics-ecosystem-worlds-spookiest-robots-misos-restaurant-robots

## Summary

Mike Tremblay, president and CEO of Invest Ottawa, discusses the launch of Area X.O, a new R&D facility designed to accelerate robotics and autonomous vehicle testing in Canada's capital. Buck Jordan, President and Chairman of Miso Robotics, details the expansion of Flippy, their autonomous kitchen robot, into White Castle locations, explaining the technology's ability to optimize food quality and reduce labor dependency. The episode also covers the global robotics ecosystem, including Canada's strategic partnerships, and reviews spooky real-world and fictional robots.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-10-28-inside-canadas-robotics-ecosystem-worlds-spookiest-robots-misos-restaurant-robot#t=0) Introduction and Robotic Building Relocation
- [5:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-10-28-inside-canadas-robotics-ecosystem-worlds-spookiest-robots-misos-restaurant-robot#t=348) Mike Tremblay on Invest Ottawa and Area X.O
- [17:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-10-28-inside-canadas-robotics-ecosystem-worlds-spookiest-robots-misos-restaurant-robot#t=1038) Area X.O Infrastructure and Use Cases
- [24:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-10-28-inside-canadas-robotics-ecosystem-worlds-spookiest-robots-misos-restaurant-robot#t=1471) Canada's Robotics Ecosystem and Policy
- [40:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-10-28-inside-canadas-robotics-ecosystem-worlds-spookiest-robots-misos-restaurant-robot#t=2459) Spooky Robots Segment: Military and Dental
- [50:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-10-28-inside-canadas-robotics-ecosystem-worlds-spookiest-robots-misos-restaurant-robot#t=3033) Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta Analysis
- [56:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-10-28-inside-canadas-robotics-ecosystem-worlds-spookiest-robots-misos-restaurant-robot#t=3360) Fictional Robots and AI Ethics
- [1:10:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-10-28-inside-canadas-robotics-ecosystem-worlds-spookiest-robots-misos-restaurant-robot#t=4202) Buck Jordan on Miso Robotics and Flippy
- [1:27:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2020-10-28-inside-canadas-robotics-ecosystem-worlds-spookiest-robots-misos-restaurant-robot#t=5252) Miso Robotics Scaling and Future of Food Automation

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Invest Ottawa (company)
- Area X.O (product)
- Miso Robotics (company)
- Flippy (product)
- White Castle (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Toyota Research Institute (company)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Trimble (company)
- Kongsberg (company)
- Nokia (company)
- Microsoft (company)
- HPE (company)
- Blackberry (company)
- Shopify (company)
- Uber (company)
- Amazon (company)
- Panasonic (company)
- Samsung (company)
- Fictive (company)

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