# AI at the Edge: How perception and AI are shaping mobile robotics - Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast) - Published: 2024-11-22 - Length: 54m - Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-22-ai-at-the-edge-how-perception-and-ai-are-shaping-mobile-robotics - Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/ai-at-the-edge-how-perception-and-ai-are-shaping-mobile-robotics ## Summary Amir Bousani, CEO of RGO Robotics, and Jacob Petersen, Chief Commercial Officer of Wheel.Me Robotics, discuss how advanced perception engines enable autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to operate in dynamic environments. They explain that Wheel.Me chose to integrate RGO’s software rather than building perception in-house to accelerate time-to-market and reduce costs. The conversation highlights the industry shift toward vision-based AI to solve deployment bottlenecks, such as long commissioning times and localization failures in changing warehouses. Additionally, the episode covers the recent unveiling of Collaborative Robotics' Proxie mobile manipulator and Mobile Industrial Robots' MC 600, signaling a surge in mobile manipulation products. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-22-ai-at-the-edge-how-perception-and-ai-are-shaping-mobile-robotics#t=0) Introduction and Sponsor Read - [6:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-22-ai-at-the-edge-how-perception-and-ai-are-shaping-mobile-robotics#t=378) News: Collaborative Robotics Unveils Proxie - [17:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-22-ai-at-the-edge-how-perception-and-ai-are-shaping-mobile-robotics#t=1020) News: Mobile Industrial Robots MC 600 and Market Trends - [24:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-22-ai-at-the-edge-how-perception-and-ai-are-shaping-mobile-robotics#t=1472) Interview: RGO Robotics and Wheel.Me Partnership - [35:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-22-ai-at-the-edge-how-perception-and-ai-are-shaping-mobile-robotics#t=2133) Technical Deep Dive: Perception and AI in AMRs - [43:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-22-ai-at-the-edge-how-perception-and-ai-are-shaping-mobile-robotics#t=2594) Future of Autonomous Site Commissioning - [50:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-22-ai-at-the-edge-how-perception-and-ai-are-shaping-mobile-robotics#t=3016) Conclusion and Summit Promotion ## Topics - [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf) - [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware) - [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms) - [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas) - [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power) - [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors) - [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement) - [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis) - [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot) - [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy) - [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning) - [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy) - [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices) - [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech) - [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing) - [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners) - [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production) - [Quality & yield](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/quality-and-yield) - [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain) - [Factory operations & automation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/factory-operations) - [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance) - [Logistics & fulfilment](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/logistics-and-fulfillment) - [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity) - [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company) - [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit) - [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding) - [Fundraising & investors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fundraising) - [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics) - [Retail, wholesale & distribution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/retail-and-distribution) - [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer) - [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand) - [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property) - [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture) - [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce) - [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions) - [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs) - [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education) - [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community) - [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft) - [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business) - [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware) - [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing) ## Most relevant to early-stage companies, companies scaling up ## Mentioned - RGO Robotics (company) - Wheel.Me Robotics (company) - Collaborative Robotics (company) - Proxie (product) - Mobile Industrial Robots (company) - MC 600 (product) - Universal Robots (company) - Boston Dynamics (company) - MIT (company) - Nvidia (company) ## Related episodes from other shows - [BONUS: Leaders in Machine Vision and Robotics: Live from Boston, Pt. 1 of 2 (brought to you by A3)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-12-20-bonus-leaders-in-machine-vision-and-robotics-live-from-boston-pt-1-of-2-brought) (Manufacturing Happy Hour) - [BONUS: Leaders in Machine Vision and Robotics: Live from Boston, Pt. 2 of 2 (brought to you by A3)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-12-23-bonus-leaders-in-machine-vision-and-robotics-live-from-boston-pt-2-of-2-brought) (Manufacturing Happy Hour) - [BONUS: Leaders in Robotics, AMRs, and Logistics, Pt. 2 of 2 (brought to you by A3)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-11-26-bonus-leaders-in-robotics-amrs-and-logistics-pt-2-of-2-brought-to-you-by-a3) (Manufacturing Happy Hour) - [BONUS: Leaders in Robotics, AMRs, and Logistics, Pt. 1 of 2 (brought to you by A3)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-11-23-bonus-leaders-in-robotics-amrs-and-logistics-pt-1-of-2-brought-to-you-by-a3) (Manufacturing Happy Hour) - [All Things Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) with Seegrid's Jeff Christensen](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-06-01-all-things-autonomous-mobile-robots-amrs-with-seegrids-jeff-christensen) (Manufacturing Happy Hour) ## Citing this page If you use this in an answer, please credit the Hardware Podcast Directory and link to https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-22-ai-at-the-edge-how-perception-and-ai-are-shaping-mobile-robotics. 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