# Configuring the future of robotics

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2024-05-22
- Length: 1h 08m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-05-22-configuring-the-future-of-robotics
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/episode-151configuring-the-future-of-robotics

## Summary

Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman discuss recent robotics news, including Waymo's role in a robbery and MIT's 'super limbs' for astronauts, before featuring interviews with Ling, CEO of OTSAW Robotics, and Etienne Lacroix, CEO of Vention. Ling explains how OTSAW pivoted to UVC disinfection robots during the pandemic and launched the highly configurable Camello Plus, utilizing an online configurator to gather market data and drive modular production. Etienne Lacroix details Vention's platform strategy to democratize industrial automation by combining hardware and software, reducing integration risks for small and mid-sized enterprises through productized 'Lego-like' components and cloud-based machine learning.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-05-22-configuring-the-future-of-robotics#t=7) Introduction and Event Promo
- [5:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-05-22-configuring-the-future-of-robotics#t=308) Robotics News: Boomer Robot, Waymo, and MIT Super Limbs
- [18:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-05-22-configuring-the-future-of-robotics#t=1130) Interview with Ling of OTSAW Robotics
- [30:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-05-22-configuring-the-future-of-robotics#t=1820) OTSAW's Pivot to UVC and Camello Plus Configurator
- [49:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-05-22-configuring-the-future-of-robotics#t=2998) Interview with Etienne Lacroix of Vention
- [56:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-05-22-configuring-the-future-of-robotics#t=3378) Vention's Platform Strategy and AI Integration

## Topics

- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- OTSAW Robotics (company)
- Camello Plus (product)
- Vention (company)
- Waymo (company)
- Agility Robotics (company)
- Brightpick (company)
- ROS (tool)
- Odyssey (product)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Democratizing Industrial Automation w/ Etienne Lacroix](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-10-29-democratizing-industrial-automation-w-etienne-lacroix) (The Manufacturing Executive)
- [New Business Models and User Experiences in Robotics: Highlights from Automate LIVE in Detroit, MI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-05-16-new-business-models-and-user-experiences-in-robotics-highlights-from-automate-li) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [Modularity in Robotics: A Vision for the Future](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2021-08-03-modularity-in-robotics-a-vision-for-the-future) (Over the Air)
- [Using Robots in High-Mix, Low-Volume Environments w/ Josh Gruenstein](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-01-28-using-robots-in-high-mix-low-volume-environments-w-josh-gruenstein) (The Manufacturing Executive)
- [An Outcome-Based Solution for Deploying Robots w/ Saman Farid](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-01-30-an-outcome-based-solution-for-deploying-robots-w-saman-farid) (The Manufacturing Executive)

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