Jeff Burnstein on robot sales growth; Softbank’s evolving robotics play

The Robot Report Podcast · 28 Jan 2021 · 57m

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Jeff Burnstein, president of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), explains that non-automotive robot orders surpassed automotive orders in North America for the first time in 2020, driven by pandemic-induced demand for automation and reshoring. The episode then features Canvas co-founders Maria Talaria and Henrik Bettenson, who discuss their startup's drywall finishing robot, a system designed to assist skilled workers rather than replace them, and their strategy of operating as a tech-enabled subcontractor. The host also recaps industry news, including SoftBank's confusing robotics strategy via a joint venture with Iris Oyama, AutoX's launch of a fully driverless robotaxi in China, and Amazon's new robotics upskilling program.

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Companies: A3, Canvas, SoftBank, AutoX, Amazon, Iris Oyama, Boston Dynamics, Okibo
Products: Whiz, Pepper, Survey

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Jeff Burnstein on robot sales growth; Softbank’s evolving robotics play

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