# Steve Crowe, Dan Kara and Mike Oitzman look to the year ahead in robotics

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2022-01-12
- Length: 1h 09m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-01-12-steve-crowe-dan-kara-and-mike-oitzman-look-to-the-year-ahead-in-robotics
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/steve-crowe-dan-kara-and-mike-oitzman-look-to-the-year-ahead-in-robotics

## Summary

Steve Crowe, Mike Oitzman, and Dan Kara discuss 2022 robotics trends, highlighting the componentization of AMR development through companies like FlexCube and Nvidia, and the rise of agricultural robotics with John Deere's autonomous tractor. They analyze the critical need for interoperability standards from Mass Robotics and Open Robotics, while debating the ROI challenges of mobile manipulators and the emerging business model of robotic service providers like Myco Works. The conversation also covers the slow progress of US autonomous vehicles compared to China, and the commercial viability of Boston Dynamics' Stretch robot and restaurant delivery bots.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-01-12-steve-crowe-dan-kara-and-mike-oitzman-look-to-the-year-ahead-in-robotics#t=8) Introduction and CES Autonomous Challenge Recap
- [8:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-01-12-steve-crowe-dan-kara-and-mike-oitzman-look-to-the-year-ahead-in-robotics#t=528) Agricultural Robotics and John Deere's Autonomous Tractor
- [17:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-01-12-steve-crowe-dan-kara-and-mike-oitzman-look-to-the-year-ahead-in-robotics#t=1032) Componentization of AMRs and Ease of Use
- [24:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-01-12-steve-crowe-dan-kara-and-mike-oitzman-look-to-the-year-ahead-in-robotics#t=1495) Interoperability Standards and Fleet Management
- [30:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-01-12-steve-crowe-dan-kara-and-mike-oitzman-look-to-the-year-ahead-in-robotics#t=1848) Collaborative Robots and Mobile Manipulation ROI
- [44:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-01-12-steve-crowe-dan-kara-and-mike-oitzman-look-to-the-year-ahead-in-robotics#t=2643) Robotic Service Providers (RASP) vs. Capex Models
- [48:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-01-12-steve-crowe-dan-kara-and-mike-oitzman-look-to-the-year-ahead-in-robotics#t=2906) US vs. China Autonomous Vehicle Progress
- [55:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-01-12-steve-crowe-dan-kara-and-mike-oitzman-look-to-the-year-ahead-in-robotics#t=3318) Edge AI, Machine Learning, and Boston Dynamics Stretch
- [1:00:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-01-12-steve-crowe-dan-kara-and-mike-oitzman-look-to-the-year-ahead-in-robotics#t=3646) Restaurant Delivery Robots and Battery Life Challenges

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Retail, wholesale & distribution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/retail-and-distribution)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- John Deere (company)
- Blue River Technology (company)
- FlexCube (product)
- Nvidia (company)
- Open Robotics (company)
- Mass Robotics (company)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Stretch (product)
- Waypoint Robotics (company)
- Locust Robotics (company)
- Myco Works (company)
- Qualcomm (company)
- Qualcomm RB5 (product)
- Nvidia Jetson (product)
- Nvidia Isaac (product)

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