36. Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza (Elysium Robotics) on robotics Activation Energy

Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza of Elysium Robotics talks about actuation, movement, and robotics.

OUTLINE


(00:00) Introduction
(00:39) Rodrigo’s professional background
(03:04) Motivation for founding Elysium
(04:17) Elysium’s technology
(05:45) Limitations of current robotic systems
(07:02) Suite of robotic technologies
(08:09) Actuation
(10:19) Technical performance metrics
(12:06) Target applications
(14:38) Traction 
(15:50) Milestones
(16:20) Economics and affordability
(17:45) Market opportunity
(19:20) Scalability
(20:17) Challenges
(21:26) Long-term implications
(23:40) Vision