# Commercial UAV update; Product leadership at Bershire Grey with Kishore Boyalakuntla

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2022-09-09
- Length: 1h 21m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-09-09-commercial-uav-update-product-leadership-at-bershire-grey-with-kishore-boyalakun
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/commercial-uav-update-product-leadership-at-bershire-grey-with-kishore-boyalakuntla

## Summary

Mike Oitzman and Steve Crowe discuss the commercial UAV show, highlighting Matternet's FAA type certification and Amazon Prime Air's waiver-based operations, before detailing the FTC's investigation into Amazon's acquisition of iRobot over data privacy concerns. Kishore Boyalakuntla, VP of Products at Berkshire Grey, explains the company's transition from software to hardware product management and their focus on complex warehouse automation. He details Berkshire Grey's solution-oriented approach, including the Hyper Scanner for package identification and the flexible BG Flex system for micro-fulfillment, emphasizing how these technologies address labor shortages and high turnover in the logistics sector.

## Chapters

- [0:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-09-09-commercial-uav-update-product-leadership-at-bershire-grey-with-kishore-boyalakun#t=9) Introduction and Event Announcements
- [5:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-09-09-commercial-uav-update-product-leadership-at-bershire-grey-with-kishore-boyalakun#t=319) Commercial UAV Show Recap: Matternet and Amazon Prime Air
- [17:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-09-09-commercial-uav-update-product-leadership-at-bershire-grey-with-kishore-boyalakun#t=1064) FTC Investigation of Amazon's iRobot Acquisition
- [35:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-09-09-commercial-uav-update-product-leadership-at-bershire-grey-with-kishore-boyalakun#t=2100) Kishore Boyalakuntla on Product Management Transition
- [43:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-09-09-commercial-uav-update-product-leadership-at-bershire-grey-with-kishore-boyalakun#t=2618) Berkshire Grey's Hyper Scanner and System-Level Solutions
- [55:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-09-09-commercial-uav-update-product-leadership-at-bershire-grey-with-kishore-boyalakun#t=3359) FedEx Partnership and Labor Resilience
- [1:00:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-09-09-commercial-uav-update-product-leadership-at-bershire-grey-with-kishore-boyalakun#t=3626) BG Flex Mobile Robotics and Micro-Fulfillment
- [1:14:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2022-09-09-commercial-uav-update-product-leadership-at-bershire-grey-with-kishore-boyalakun#t=4493) Managing Roadmaps in a Public Company

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Matternet (company)
- Amazon Prime Air (product)
- iRobot (company)
- Roomba (product)
- Berkshire Grey (company)
- Hyper Scanner (product)
- BG Flex (product)
- FedEx (company)

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