Robot Thought Leaders

Zach Tomkinson & Chris Savoia
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Interviewing the individuals and companies that are driving change in the industrial robot automation world. Opinions expressed are solely our own and do not express the views or opinions of our employer.

Episodes

  1. 06/23/2021

    Ep.13 - Joe Sullivan - Digital Marketing Transformation & Industrial Lead Gen

    Chris and Zach interview Joe Sullivan founder of Gorilla 76 and Industrial Marketing agency with the goal of transforming their clients marketing strategy.    We discuss:   Social Media Strategy  Outbound Marketing and Email strategy  Online Content Generation   Episodic Webinars  Are Tradeshows Dead?

    47 min

  2. 04/12/2021

    Ep 11 - Ryan Weaver - UR US beginnings, Automation advice, and more!

    Zach and Chris interview Ryan Weaver of Axis New England we talk:   UR's US start up  Ryan's robot and cobot history Artificial Intelligence  What is LOI? How does it relate to ROI?  Customer Pain vs. Ease of solution vs. ROI  WPI   How customer needs and technology has changed in the last 5 years  Where are we headed?

    1h 32m

  3. 03/31/2021

    Ep. 10 - Darrell Adams: Exploring new depths of Autonomous Mobile Robots

    Darrell Adams Director of Sales for Gideon Brothers joins us to discuss:   Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR's) capabilities and new TECH  Sales similarities and the differences between selling Robotic Arms like UR   AMR market focus and where the new potential markets are..  Indoor AMR's vs Outdoor? Sales Training - THE BEST SALES TRAINING PROGRAM!  Gideon Brothers Background  Company dynamics and how Product, R&D, and Sales work together

    1h 12m

  4. 03/31/2021

    Ep. 9 - Sven Schmidt: Teleoperations, AI & Deep Learning, Life Post-Covid

    Chris and Zach host Sven Schmidt CEO and Co Founder of Artiminds we discuss:   -Sven's extensive robotics background  -How Artiminds was founded  -How the German government/universities allow for start ups to thrive -The future of Automation   -Where does technology stand as it pertains to AI and Deep Learining  -Where Artiminds is focused   -How Teleoperations has changed since Covid   ....and much more.

    1h 15m

  5. 03/03/2021

    Ep. 8 - Jake Hall, The Manufacturing Millennial - Covid impact, Global competition, & the future of Automation

    Jake Hall, The Manufacturing Millennial joins Chris and Zach on the Robot Thought Leaders podcast to discuss:  - How Jake came up with the idea for The Manufacturing Millennial  - What trends are happening in manufacturing now?  - How has Covid changed the manufacturing floor?  - How has China changed the way the world views Robots?  - What are some cutting edge companies people need to pay attention to?  - Are the investments being put into these Mobile Robot companies worth 75x forward revenue?

    1h 3m

  6. 02/23/2021

    Ep. 7 - Greg Smith: Why UR is more like airbnb & much more about robots

    Chris and Zach interview Greg Smith the President of the Industrial Automation Group that oversee UR, MIR, and AutoGuide.   We talk about:  -How to realize the growth expectations in robotics  -How application specific products/solutions are shaping the future years  -Why sharing knowledge on a Peer to Peer basis to achieve success/growth  -How Marketing is changing rapidly and the need for authenticity -Greg's background and how he become President of Automation Group  -Greg's favorite robot company!?

    1h 8m

  7. 02/05/2021

    Ep 6 - Christian Fenk: From selling insurance & sports marketing to Robotics

    Chris and Zach interview Christian Fenk of Robominds and discuss: -Meeting Each other -Background on Fenk -How did he make Presidents Club? -Favorite UR+ companies!! -Experience as CNC machinist, Sports Marketing, Insurance Salesman -What makes a sales person successful as a distributor?  -How is the world changing from Covid? -What does Christian wake up and focus on to be successful?  -Where is the robot world headed?

    1h 6m

  8. 01/29/2021

    Ep 5 - Sam Bouchard: Lean Robotics, Future of Automation, Growing as a CEO

    -Background on Sam -Robotiq early days  -Creating Traction in the market  -Leadership style and growth as a CEO  -Learning from customers  -Inspiration and story behind his book: LEAN ROBOTICS  -How Robotiq creates value for its customers and profits  -What makes ROBOTIQ successful?   -What do Distributors and Integrators need to do differently in the years to come to satisfy customer's automation needs?

    54 min

  9. 01/21/2021

    Ep. 4 - Etienne Lacroix: If you died today, would you be proud of your career?

    Chris and Zach interview Etienne Lacroix of Vention to discuss what prompted Etienne to cofound Vention. How he went about leaving his job. The early days of Vention, and where the company is now. He also speaks about the future of Automation and makes 3 bold predictions about where the market is headed!

    59 min

  10. 01/14/2021

    Ep. 3 - Rob Goldiez: Cloud Connected Cobots, Robot Tax, Future of Factory Floor

    Chris and Zach interview Rob Goldiez of Hirebotics as they discuss Hirebotics history and the future of robotics. A deep dive into benefits of IOT and connectivity of robots on the factory floor. Rob talks about the process of funding his startup.  He shares opinions on a Robot tax of arguably his most famous investor: Mark Cuban.

    1 hr

  11. 01/05/2021

    Ep. 2 - Alex Pare: New Age Robot Integration

    Chris and Zach interview Alex Pare of Revtech Systems from Quebec. Alex delves deep into the changes he has made from traditional integration to enable significant growth.    Background on Alex History of Revtech Systems  What enables success for Revtech?  Future of automation world, what is next?

    42 min

  12. 01/05/2021

    Ep. 1 - Brian Dillman: Where is the Industrial Robot World Headed?

    Zach and Chris interview Brian Dillman of Automated Motion Inc. (AMI)   Robotics background Sales history AMI background UR discussion Most disruptive product Future disruptive product Best sales person ever worked With Biggest personality in robotics Who should we interview next? See the video recording: https://youtu.be/zr6mO-8joNk

    48 min
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Interviewing the individuals and companies that are driving change in the industrial robot automation world. Opinions expressed are solely our own and do not express the views or opinions of our employer.

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    Zach Tomkinson & Chris Savoia
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