# Driving the transformation of the robotics industry

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2024-08-16
- Length: 1h 18m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-16-driving-the-transformation-of-the-robotics-industry
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/driving-the-transformation-of-the-robotics-industry

## Summary

Ujjwal Kumar, Group President of Teradyne Robotics, discusses the shift from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0, emphasizing how AI and advanced robotics like Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) address labor shortages and high variability in manufacturing. He highlights Teradyne's strategy of open-platform collaboration with partners like Nvidia and Siemens to achieve sub-one-year ROI, contrasting this with the declining labor arbitrage in China. Meanwhile, Serve Robotics President and COO Touraj Parang details the company's expansion, including a new partnership with Shake Shack, the deployment of 100 robots in LA with a goal of 2,000 by 2025, and their manufacturing agreement with Magna.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-16-driving-the-transformation-of-the-robotics-industry#t=8) Introduction: Mike Weitzman and Gene Dimitri on RoboBusiness 2024
- [5:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-16-driving-the-transformation-of-the-robotics-industry#t=307) News: FAA grants BVLOS drone permissions to Zipline and Wing
- [9:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-16-driving-the-transformation-of-the-robotics-industry#t=568) News: Sensei Robotics bankruptcy and Rapid Robotics's pivot to product sales
- [15:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-16-driving-the-transformation-of-the-robotics-industry#t=924) Interview: Touraj Parang on Serve Robotics, Shake Shack partnership, and Magna manufacturing
- [31:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-16-driving-the-transformation-of-the-robotics-industry#t=1883) Keynote: Ujjwal Kumar on Industry 5.0, labor shortages, and the UR/MiR ecosystem
- [1:02:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-16-driving-the-transformation-of-the-robotics-industry#t=3763) Ujjwal Kumar on China's manufacturing exodus and Teradyne Robotics Venture Fund
- [1:14:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-08-16-driving-the-transformation-of-the-robotics-industry#t=4497) Conclusion: Ujjwal Kumar on Physical AI and future outlook

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises, early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Teradyne (company)
- Universal Robots (product)
- Mobile Industrial Robots (product)
- Serve Robotics (company)
- Shake Shack (company)
- Zipline (company)
- Wing (company)
- Sensei Robotics (company)
- Carl Zeiss (company)
- Rapid Robotics (company)
- Nvidia (company)
- Siemens (company)
- Magna (company)
- Uber Eats (company)

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