# Unlocking the Power of Time Series Databases for Industrial and Robotic Systems

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2026-07-24
- Length: 1h 06m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-07-24-unlocking-the-power-of-time-series-databases-for-industrial-and-robotic-systems
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/unlocking-the-power-of-time

## Summary

Doug Pagnutti, Developer Advocate at Tiger Data, explains how TimescaleDB, a PostgreSQL extension for time series data, helps robotics developers manage high-volume telemetry, spatial, and multimodal data. He details strategies for edge-to-cloud data synchronization, the use of continuous aggregates and compression to handle fleet-scale data, and integrating with industrial tools like Ignition and MQTT. The conversation also covers the emerging need for hybrid search stacks to combine temporal data with vector embeddings for AI-driven maintenance and fleet optimization.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-07-24-unlocking-the-power-of-time-series-databases-for-industrial-and-robotic-systems#t=0) Introduction: Doug Pagnutti and Tiger Data
- [1:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-07-24-unlocking-the-power-of-time-series-databases-for-industrial-and-robotic-systems#t=71) Robotics Industry News: Samsung, Unitree, and Humanoid
- [22:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-07-24-unlocking-the-power-of-time-series-databases-for-industrial-and-robotic-systems#t=1334) TimescaleDB Overview and Time Series Workloads
- [28:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-07-24-unlocking-the-power-of-time-series-databases-for-industrial-and-robotic-systems#t=1684) Integrating with Industrial Controllers and Cloud vs. Edge
- [34:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-07-24-unlocking-the-power-of-time-series-databases-for-industrial-and-robotic-systems#t=2042) Data Compression, Continuous Aggregates, and Fleet Scale
- [38:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-07-24-unlocking-the-power-of-time-series-databases-for-industrial-and-robotic-systems#t=2315) Hybrid Search: Vectors, Spatial Data, and AI Integration
- [45:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-07-24-unlocking-the-power-of-time-series-databases-for-industrial-and-robotic-systems#t=2730) Edge Connectivity, Store-and-Forward, and Python Ingestion
- [58:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-07-24-unlocking-the-power-of-time-series-databases-for-industrial-and-robotic-systems#t=3490) Future Applications: Energy Optimization and Physical AI

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Tiger Data (company)
- TimescaleDB (product)
- PostgreSQL (tool)
- Unitree (company)
- Samsung (company)
- Humanoid (company)
- Vicarious Surgical (company)
- Johnson and Johnson (company)
- Ignition (tool)
- MQTT (tool)
- PyTorch (tool)
- TensorFlow (tool)
- PostGIS (tool)
- ROS (tool)
- Amazon (company)

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- [The Power of Time Series Data in IoT | InfluxData's Evan Kaplan | Internet of Things Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-01-28-the-power-of-time-series-data-in-iot-influxdatas-evan-kaplan-internet-of-things) (IoT For All Podcast)
- [Deploying Successful IoT Solutions | Christian Lutz, Founder & CEO of Crate.io | #IoTFounders E024](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2019-04-24-deploying-successful-iot-solutions-christian-lutz-founder-ceo-of-crate-io-iotfou) (IoT For All Podcast)
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