# Black I Robotics launches mobile heavy lift robot arm

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2022-03-25
- Length: 1h 01m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-03-25-black-i-robotics-launches-mobile-heavy-lift-robot-arm
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/black-i-robotics-launches-mobile-heavy-lift-robot-arm

## Summary

Brian Hart, founder and CEO of Black I Robotics, explains the launch of the Fullscope Mobile Heavy Lift Arm, a battery-powered autonomous manipulator designed to retrofit onto third-party AMRs for warehouse use. Hart details the company's transition from military bomb-disposal robots to commercial logistics, highlighting the engineering challenges of power management, safety compliance with ISO 1508, and mobile manipulation. The hosts also discuss recent industry news, including Skyline Robotics' window-cleaning robots, Interact Analysis' mobile robot shipment data, and Nvidia's focus on edge computing for robotics.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-03-25-black-i-robotics-launches-mobile-heavy-lift-robot-arm#t=0) Introduction and Modex Preview
- [7:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-03-25-black-i-robotics-launches-mobile-heavy-lift-robot-arm#t=454) News: Penguin Monitoring Robot and Banana Peeling
- [16:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-03-25-black-i-robotics-launches-mobile-heavy-lift-robot-arm#t=989) News: Skyline Robotics Funding and Mobile Robot Market Data
- [24:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-03-25-black-i-robotics-launches-mobile-heavy-lift-robot-arm#t=1471) News: Walmart Fulfillment Center and Danish Robotics Cluster
- [30:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-03-25-black-i-robotics-launches-mobile-heavy-lift-robot-arm#t=1823) News: Nvidia GTC Keynote and Edge Computing
- [33:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-03-25-black-i-robotics-launches-mobile-heavy-lift-robot-arm#t=1992) Interview: Black I Robotics Fullscope Arm Launch

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Black I Robotics (company)
- Fullscope Mobile Heavy Lift Arm (product)
- Skyline Robotics (company)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Stretch (product)
- Solomon 3D (company)
- Intel (chip)
- Nvidia (company)
- Jetson AGX Orin (chip)
- Gray Orange (company)
- Walmart (company)
- Universal Robots (company)
- MiR (company)
- Interact Analysis (company)
- Modex (other)
- Robotics Summit in Expo (other)

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