# Tangram launches new HiFi 3D sensor; Next Generation Robotics on the cutting edge of optimization

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2023-11-21
- Length: 1h 15m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-11-21-tangram-launches-new-hifi-3d-sensor-next-generation-robotics-on-the-cutting-edge
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/tangram-launches-new-hifi-3d-sensor-next-generation-robotics-on-the-cutting-edge-of-optimization

## Summary

Adam Rodnitzky and Brandon Minor of Tangram Vision discuss their new HiFi 3D sensor, a high-resolution depth camera with onboard AI and self-calibration, launched via a Kickstarter campaign to test market features like IP65 ratings and IMUs. David Pepper, CEO of Next Generation Robotics, explains their 'optimization as a service' platform, which uses integer linear programming to solve complex warehouse fleet management and picking problems in real-time for robotics vendors and WMS providers. The episode also covers the leadership crisis at Cruise, where co-founders Kyle Vogt and Daniel Kahn resigned following safety scandals, impacting the autonomous robotaxi market.

## Chapters

- [0:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-11-21-tangram-launches-new-hifi-3d-sensor-next-generation-robotics-on-the-cutting-edge#t=9) Introduction and Cruise Leadership Crisis
- [17:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-11-21-tangram-launches-new-hifi-3d-sensor-next-generation-robotics-on-the-cutting-edge#t=1050) Tangram Vision HiFi 3D Sensor and Kickstarter
- [47:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-11-21-tangram-launches-new-hifi-3d-sensor-next-generation-robotics-on-the-cutting-edge#t=2851) Next Generation Robotics Optimization as a Service
- [1:11:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-11-21-tangram-launches-new-hifi-3d-sensor-next-generation-robotics-on-the-cutting-edge#t=4318) Robotics Summit and Show Wrap-up

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Tangram Vision (company)
- HiFi 3D Sensor (product)
- Next Generation Robotics (company)
- Cruise (company)
- Waymo (company)
- General Motors (company)
- Texas Instruments (company)
- Intel RealSense (product)

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