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2023 year in review: GenAI, humanoids dominate robotics industry

The Robot Report Podcast · 21 Dec 2023 · 1h 08m

What this episode covers

Steve Crow, Mike Oitzman, and Gene Demaitre review 2023 robotics trends, highlighting how Generative AI and humanoid robots are reshaping the industry. They discuss Ken Goldberg’s insights on large multimodal models enabling natural language interaction and action planning, while Ash Sharma and Jeff Linnell analyze the commercial potential of humanoids like Agility Robotics' Digit and Tesla's Optimus in flexible warehouse applications. The episode also covers the market slowdown, the failure of Cruise, and the rise of trailer unloading solutions from companies like Fox Robotics and Boston Dynamics.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies, companies scaling up and large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Agility Robotics, Tesla, Cruise, Waymo, Fox Robotics, Boston Dynamics, Mujin, Slip Robotics, Interact Analysis, ASTM International, Rockwell Automation, Clear Path Robotics, Six River Systems, Amazon, GXO Logistics, NVIDIA, Google
Products
Optimus, Digit, Stretch, ChatGPT

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