The Present and Future of AI-Driven Robotics 1:2

Episode summary

In this fifth episode of the ReAutomated podcast, we start a two-part mini series discussing Artificial Intelligence and robotics. Our guest is Ronnie Vuine, CEO and founder of Micropsi Industries, a German company and long standing leader in AI who’s goal is to automate tasks that are traditionally difficult for industrial robots. Ronnie is the rare combination of philosopher and AI expert. In this episode, he breaks down the trending topic of AI with definitions, and then contextualizes it to the robotics space. He shares his candid thoughts about why there has been hesitation to adopt AI-powered robots for manufacturing in the past, and how we might address this in the future.

Episode notes:

In this fifth episode of the ReAutomated podcast, we start a two-part mini series discussing Artificial Intelligence and robotics. Our guest is Ronnie Vuine, CEO and founder of Micropsi Industries, a German company and long standing leader in AI who’s goal is to automate tasks that are traditionally difficult for industrial robots. Ronnie is the rare combination of philosopher and AI expert. In this episode, he breaks down the trending topic of AI with definitions, and then contextualizes it to the robotics space. He shares his candid thoughts about why there has been hesitation to adopt AI-powered robots for manufacturing in the past, and how we might address this in the future.

Episode highlights:

• Cobots in building blocks: Drawing on his inspiration of playing with LEGO Technic as a child, Danny explains how and why using cobots in modular components can pave the way for highly customizable and flexible solutions.

• Being a digital integrator: Imagine if you could find everything you wanted for your specific automation project in one place. With Danny’s vision of digital integration, that becomes reality, as he talks us through his platform and experience center, serving one-stop-shop for automation.

• Starting your own (automation) business: Drawing on more than two decades of experience as an automation engineer and now being a successful company owner himself, Danny shares his concrete advice on how to start business in the field of automation.

• Education through automation: When not busy developing building block solutions, Danny and his team engages with the local community by educating students on the many benefits of automation. Learn how, and why he think’s education is such a gamechanger within the field.

Links and info:

• Ronnie's paper on Wildpapers
• Micropsi Industries
• Neuromancer book on Amazon
• Ronnie Vuine on LinkedIn

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Host: Chris Savoia

Producer and editing: Andreas Haagen Birch

Editor: Morten Vium