# George Konidaris on Realtime Robotics future; Intel LiDAR update

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2021-09-03
- Length: 59m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-09-03-george-konidaris-on-realtime-robotics-future-intel-lidar-update
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/episode-53-the-robot-report-podcast

## Summary

Realtime Robotics founder and CTO George Konidaris explains how his company’s real-time controller enables collision-free motion planning for multiple industrial robots in unstructured environments, allowing them to operate at full speed without cages. He details the system's architecture, which uses 3D perception to avoid dynamic obstacles and integrates with various robot brands, citing automotive welding and mixed-case palletizing as key applications where throughput increases by 20-40%. Konidaris also discusses the roadmap for safety-certified collaborative operation and simulation plugins, emphasizing the shift from rigid, hand-coded programming to automated, high-performance multi-robot coordination.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-09-03-george-konidaris-on-realtime-robotics-future-intel-lidar-update#t=7) Introduction: Podcast news, Carbon Robotics funding, and Intel RealSense EOL
- [3:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-09-03-george-konidaris-on-realtime-robotics-future-intel-lidar-update#t=236) News: Carbon Robotics Series B, Intel RealSense End-of-Life, and Attabotics vs. Urbex Patent Dispute
- [15:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-09-03-george-konidaris-on-realtime-robotics-future-intel-lidar-update#t=951) Agility Robotics: Digit Humanoid Robot Warehouse Demonstrations and Safety
- [24:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-09-03-george-konidaris-on-realtime-robotics-future-intel-lidar-update#t=1481) Introduction: George Konidaris and Realtime Robotics
- [27:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-09-03-george-konidaris-on-realtime-robotics-future-intel-lidar-update#t=1663) Realtime Robotics Origins: From MIT/Duke Research to Boston Startup
- [31:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-09-03-george-konidaris-on-realtime-robotics-future-intel-lidar-update#t=1868) The Problem: Motion Planning and Physical Competence in Robotics
- [33:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-09-03-george-konidaris-on-realtime-robotics-future-intel-lidar-update#t=2025) The Solution: Realtime Controller, 3D Perception, and Multi-Robot Coordination
- [39:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-09-03-george-konidaris-on-realtime-robotics-future-intel-lidar-update#t=2391) Roadmap: Simulation Plugins, Safety Certification, and Guest Processors
- [44:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-09-03-george-konidaris-on-realtime-robotics-future-intel-lidar-update#t=2685) Applications: Automotive Welding and Mixed-Case Palletizing Throughput
- [48:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2021-09-03-george-konidaris-on-realtime-robotics-future-intel-lidar-update#t=2928) Future: Collaborative Robotics, Mobile Manipulators, and Boston Ecosystem

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Carbon Robotics (company)
- Intel (company)
- RealSense (product)
- Attabotics (company)
- Urbex (company)
- Agility Robotics (company)
- Digit (product)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Atlas (product)
- Realtime Robotics (company)
- George Konidaris (other)
- Fanuc (company)
- Kuka (company)

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- [Episode 105: Working with robots in industry - Gianmarco Pisanelli](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-01-17-episode-105-working-with-robots-in-industry-gianmarco-pisanelli) (Robot Talk)
- [How Next-Gen Robots Are Revolutionizing Manufacturing w/ Nan Li](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-02-22-how-next-gen-robots-are-revolutionizing-manufacturing-w-nan-li) (The Manufacturing Executive)
- [Episode Twenty-Eight: Amanda Prorok](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-12-02-episode-twenty-eight-amanda-prorok) (Robot Talk)
- [Episode 132: Collaborating with industrial robots - Anthony Jules](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-11-07-episode-132-collaborating-with-industrial-robots-anthony-jules) (Robot Talk)

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