# State of robotic perception with RGo Robotics' Amir Bousani

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2022-05-27
- Length: 1h 10m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-05-27-state-of-robotic-perception-with-rgo-robotics-amir-bousani
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/state-of-robotic-perception-with-rgo-robotics-amir-bousani

## Summary

Amir Bousani, co-founder and CEO of Argo Robotics, discusses the company's exit from stealth mode with $20 million in funding and its perception engine for mobile robots. He explains how Argo's vision-based system enables 'human-level perception' to identify objects and navigate complex, unstructured environments where traditional LiDAR fails. The conversation covers the limitations of current robotic sensing, the strategic choice of camera-based hardware reference designs, and the future of sensor fusion in robotics.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-05-27-state-of-robotic-perception-with-rgo-robotics-amir-bousani#t=7) Intro and Sarkos/RE2 Squared Event Recap
- [11:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-05-27-state-of-robotic-perception-with-rgo-robotics-amir-bousani#t=678) Bipedal Robotics State: Agility Digit vs Boston Dynamics Atlas
- [14:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-05-27-state-of-robotic-perception-with-rgo-robotics-amir-bousani#t=840) Companion Robots: Intuition Robotics LEQ and Moxie
- [27:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-05-27-state-of-robotic-perception-with-rgo-robotics-amir-bousani#t=1672) Argo Robotics Exit from Stealth and Perception Engine Overview
- [34:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-05-27-state-of-robotic-perception-with-rgo-robotics-amir-bousani#t=2097) Hardware Reference Designs and Sensor Fusion Strategy
- [39:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-05-27-state-of-robotic-perception-with-rgo-robotics-amir-bousani#t=2347) Human-Level Perception: Localization and Object Behavior
- [57:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-05-27-state-of-robotic-perception-with-rgo-robotics-amir-bousani#t=3433) Intel RealSense, Future Sensors, and Argo's Roadmap

## Topics

- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Argo Robotics (company)
- Sarkos (company)
- RE2 Squared (company)
- Guardian XO (product)
- Guardian XT (product)
- Agility Robotics (company)
- Digit (product)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Atlas (product)
- Intuition Robotics (company)
- LEQ (product)
- Moxie (product)
- Embodied Robotics (company)
- Mass Robotics (company)
- MuJoCo (tool)
- DeepMind (company)
- Intel (company)
- RealSense (product)
- Starship (product)

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