# Claus Risager on disinfection robots and growing Blue Ocean Robotics

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2021-07-16
- Length: 1h 17m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-07-16-claus-risager-on-disinfection-robots-and-growing-blue-ocean-robotics
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/claus-risager-on-disinfection-robots-and-growing-blue-ocean-robotics

## Summary

Claus Risager, CEO and co-founder of Blue Ocean Robotics, explains how the Danish company pivoted from reselling third-party robots to developing its own autonomous mobile robot platform, leveraging shared components across subsidiaries like UVD Robots, Gobi Robots, and PTR Robots. He details the rapid scaling of UVD Robots' disinfection systems during the pandemic, highlighting the critical role of modular design and software in overcoming supply chain shortages and ensuring safety. Risager also argues for the value of Gobi Robots' telepresence systems in hybrid work environments, emphasizing their utility in manufacturing inspections and social inclusion for elderly care, while noting the company's strategy to reuse navigation and safety tech for future product launches.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-07-16-claus-risager-on-disinfection-robots-and-growing-blue-ocean-robotics#t=7) Introduction: Industry News and Fetch/Zebra Acquisition
- [11:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-07-16-claus-risager-on-disinfection-robots-and-growing-blue-ocean-robotics#t=693) Abundant Robotics Shutdown and Aurora SPAC Valuation
- [25:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-07-16-claus-risager-on-disinfection-robots-and-growing-blue-ocean-robotics#t=1540) Blue Ocean Robotics Evolution and Platform Strategy
- [42:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-07-16-claus-risager-on-disinfection-robots-and-growing-blue-ocean-robotics#t=2542) UVD Robots Genesis and Pandemic Scaling Challenges
- [51:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-07-16-claus-risager-on-disinfection-robots-and-growing-blue-ocean-robotics#t=3108) Competition, Safety, and Legal Considerations in Disinfection
- [1:04:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-07-16-claus-risager-on-disinfection-robots-and-growing-blue-ocean-robotics#t=3867) Gobi Robots Telepresence Value Proposition
- [1:11:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-07-16-claus-risager-on-disinfection-robots-and-growing-blue-ocean-robotics#t=4282) Future Product Pipeline and Market Outlook

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Blue Ocean Robotics (company)
- UVD Robots (product)
- Gobi Robots (product)
- PTR Robots (product)
- Fetch Robotics (company)
- Zebra Technologies (company)
- Abundant Robotics (company)
- Aurora Innovation (company)
- Ingenuity (product)
- Universal Robots (company)
- Mobile Industrial Robots (company)
- Mia (company)
- NASA (company)
- JPL (company)
- Churchill Downs (company)
- Tevel Aerobotics (company)
- Six River Systems (company)
- Shopify (company)
- Uber (company)
- Simple (company)
- Embark (company)

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