# ProMat 2023 robotics recap

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2023-03-23
- Length: 1h 08m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-03-23-promat-2023-robotics-recap
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/promat-2023-recap

## Summary

Steve Crow and Mike Oitsman recap the 2023 ProMat tradeshow, highlighting Agility Robotics' live demonstration of its Digit bipedal robot performing tote handling tasks, which won the MHI Best New Innovation Award. They discuss Boston Dynamics' Stretch robot and its future warehouse applications, as well as Slip Robotics' novel AMR that drives inside tractor-trailers. The episode also covers the proliferation of AMR companies, the commercialization of exoskeletons by Verve Motion, and NVIDIA's announcements regarding Omniverse, Isaac Sim, and AI infrastructure.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-03-23-promat-2023-robotics-recap#t=7) Introduction and ProMat Overview
- [5:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-03-23-promat-2023-robotics-recap#t=342) Agility Robotics Digit Demo and Analysis
- [22:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-03-23-promat-2023-robotics-recap#t=1327) Boston Dynamics Stretch and Warehouse Vision
- [31:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-03-23-promat-2023-robotics-recap#t=1910) Slip Robotics AMR and Truck Loading Innovations
- [37:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-03-23-promat-2023-robotics-recap#t=2262) AMR Market Consolidation and Locust Robotics
- [47:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-03-23-promat-2023-robotics-recap#t=2845) Exoskeletons and Each-Picking Technologies
- [57:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-03-23-promat-2023-robotics-recap#t=3439) NVIDIA GTC Keynote and Robotics News

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Agility Robotics (company)
- Digit (product)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Stretch (product)
- Atlas (product)
- Slip Robotics (company)
- Locust Robotics (company)
- Verve Motion (company)
- RightHand Robotics (company)
- NVIDIA (company)
- Omniverse (product)
- Isaac Sim (product)
- Amazon Robotics (company)
- Proteus (product)
- Mercedes (company)
- OpenAI (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Home Depot (company)
- Harvard (company)
- Autobach (company)

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- [203: Humanoid Robots: Industrial Applications, Safety, and Going Beyond the Hype to Solve Real Problems Featuring Agility Robotics' Melonee Wise](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-09-17-203-humanoid-robots-industrial-applications-safety-and-going-beyond-the-hype-to) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [Deploying Intelligent Robots at Scale with Dexterity CEO Samir Menon](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-12-28-deploying-intelligent-robots-at-scale-with-dexterity-ceo-samir-menon) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
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