The Robot Report Podcast · 5 May 2025 · 37m
Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the 2025 Robotics Summit, highlighting record attendance and the supportive robotics community. Mike Oitzman interviews Amos Miller of Glidance, who discusses his personal robot's transition from pre-orders to an alpha 2 prototype with semantic segmentation software. The episode also features Samantha Johnson of Tatum Robotics, who announces the July production launch of her device for deaf-blind users, and Aaaron Prather from ASTM on new humanoid safety standards.
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