# Wandlebots on the future of robot programming

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2025-03-13
- Length: 59m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-03-13-wandlebots-on-the-future-of-robot-programming
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/wandlebots-on-the-future-of-robot-programming

## Summary

Fabio Gehrlicher, Director of Market Expansion at Wandelbots, explains how their flagship product, Wandelbots NOVA, serves as an agnostic operating system for industrial robots, simplifying programming through a unified interface and Python-based scripting. The conversation details the integration of AI for smart path planning and the critical 'sim-to-real' workflow, where digital twins in NVIDIA Isaac Sim allow for validation before deployment to physical hardware. Gehrlicher highlights the company's expansion into the US market and their upcoming showcase at ProMat 2023, while the hosts discuss industry news including Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics models and the financial struggles of iRobot.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-03-13-wandlebots-on-the-future-of-robot-programming#t=0) Introduction and News: Google DeepMind and iRobot
- [22:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-03-13-wandlebots-on-the-future-of-robot-programming#t=1360) Wandelbots History and Product Evolution
- [24:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-03-13-wandlebots-on-the-future-of-robot-programming#t=1495) Wandelbots NOVA Architecture and Agnostic Approach
- [28:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-03-13-wandlebots-on-the-future-of-robot-programming#t=1734) Simulation-Based Programming and Sim-to-Real
- [35:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-03-13-wandlebots-on-the-future-of-robot-programming#t=2143) AI Integration and Return on Investment
- [51:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-03-13-wandlebots-on-the-future-of-robot-programming#t=3097) Learning Curve and US Market Expansion

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Wandelbots (company)
- Wandelbots NOVA (product)
- Google DeepMind (company)
- Gemini Robotics (product)
- iRobot (company)
- NVIDIA Isaac Sim (tool)
- ABB (company)
- Fanuc (company)
- KUKA (company)
- ROS (tool)
- ProMat 2023 (other)

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