# Cloud based robotic fleet management and control

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2023-05-19
- Length: 58m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-05-19-cloud-based-robotic-fleet-management-and-control
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/cloud-based-robotic-fleet-management-and-control

## Summary

Xavier Orr, CEO of Advanced Navigation, and Michael Arens, co-founder and CEO of Clean Earth Rovers, discuss cloud-based robotic fleet management. They detail the use of Advanced Navigation's CG Connect cellular modem and Cloud Ground Control software to enable remote operation of autonomous marine rovers for pollution cleanup. The conversation highlights the shift from manual disaster response to automated 'robotics as a service' models, emphasizing safety and scalability in outdoor environments.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-05-19-cloud-based-robotic-fleet-management-and-control#t=0) Introduction and Sponsor Read
- [4:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-05-19-cloud-based-robotic-fleet-management-and-control#t=279) News: Industrial Robot Sales Drop and I AM Robotics Relaunch
- [16:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-05-19-cloud-based-robotic-fleet-management-and-control#t=964) Locust Robotics DHL Contract and ASTM Legged Robotics Standards
- [25:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-05-19-cloud-based-robotic-fleet-management-and-control#t=1548) Advanced Navigation: Cloud Ground Control and Neural Networks
- [33:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-05-19-cloud-based-robotic-fleet-management-and-control#t=2000) Clean Earth Rovers: Autonomous Marine Pollution Cleanup
- [46:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-05-19-cloud-based-robotic-fleet-management-and-control#t=2766) Build vs. Buy Decision for Fleet Management Software
- [53:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-05-19-cloud-based-robotic-fleet-management-and-control#t=3201) Post-Hurricane Ian Deployment and Disaster Response Use Cases

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Advanced Navigation (company)
- Clean Earth Rovers (company)
- Cloud Ground Control (product)
- CG Connect (product)
- Locust Robotics (company)
- I AM Robotics (company)
- Six River (company)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- ASTM (company)

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