The Robotics Stack

Léo & Oskar

Technology Podcast about Robotics, AI and everything between.

  1. 16h ago ·  Video

    How Software Robots Handle 1 Billion Transactions a Month | A.K. Schultz

    We sit down with AK Schultz to discuss the realities of warehouse automation, assembly lines and the current state of robotics integration. SVT Robotics and their Softbots help bridge the gap between complex software systems and physical hardware in modern logistics centers & more. A.K. Schultz, co-founder and CEO of SVT, shares his perspective on the friction points between legacy infrastructure and new automation technology. We examine the specific challenges of scaling deployments in demanding environment and cover the strategic approach required for successful industrial application. #robots #technology #podcast Guest https://www.linkedin.com/in/a-k-schultz-9b5b899 Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:35 Getting into Robotics 1:42 Assembly Line Experience 2:45 Building for Industrial Automation 3:20 The Problem with Custom Code Interfaces 3:58 Fixing Integration 6:48 Core Principles 7:17 Softbots 8:50 Advantages 10:10 Learnings from Communication Technology 11:49 Software Robots 14:10 Robotics & Software in Production 17:05 Productizing Integration Code 20:22 Onboarding & Implementation 23:00 DHL Case Study 24:38 Expansion & Trends 27:32 AI 28:52 Local vs. Cloud 31:35 Usage & Data 33:30 1 Billion Transactions a Month in Peak Season 34:12 Customer Size 35:22 Pricing & Connectivity 36:23 Vibecoding & Tokens 37:58 Humanoids 40:27 Automation Bottlenecks 43:45 Starting from Zero 47:05 The need for a business case 49:03 Outro

    How Software Robots Handle 1 Billion Transactions a Month | A.K. Schultz

  2. Oct 25 ·  Video

    How Feather Is Building the NVIDIA of Robotics | Parsa Bakhtiari

    We sit down with Parsa, co-founder of Feather Robotics, to discuss their new modular hardware platform for real-world tasks. Feather Robotics recently emerged from stealth mode, bringing a fresh approach to how teams build and deploy systems. Parsa explains the philosophy behind their modular hardware platform and why they believe this specific architecture is the key to moving beyond prototypes into actual industrial application. This Podcast covers the practicalities of robotics deployment in real-world environments. We explore how their technology is already being used to solve complex automation challenges and what sets their robot hardware apart in a crowded market. #robots #technology #podcast Guest https://www.linkedin.com/in/parsa-bakhtiari-19a220113 Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack We sit down with Parsa, co-founder of Feather Robotics, to discuss their new modular hardware platform for real-world tasks. Feather Robotics recently emerged from stealth mode, bringing a fresh approach to how teams build and deploy systems. Parsa explains the philosophy behind their modular hardware platform and why they believe this specific architecture is the key to moving beyond prototypes into actual industrial application. This Podcast covers the practicalities of robotics deployment in real-world environments. We explore how their technology is already being used to solve complex automation challenges and what sets their robot hardware apart in a crowded market. #robots #technology #podcast Guest https://www.linkedin.com/in/parsa-bakhtiari-19a220113 Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033M6IhFyhnY6dEWtoBZ1i Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-robotics-stack/id6788885312 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:34 Building a hardware platform 1:48 Working at Tesla 2:36 Car Industry vs. Robotics Industry 4:00 Founding Feather Robotics 7:20 What was missing in Humanoids 9:40 Robot Development 10:17 Modularity 12:15 Achieving Competitive Pricing 13:12 Deployment & Use Cases 15:15 Robotics Software 16:21 Measuring Deployment Success 17:23 Trends & Form Factors 19:03 Grippers & Hands 19:33 Sourcing Parts & Manufacturing 21:22 Sales 21:48 Safety Measures 22:12 Funding & Revenue 23:41 Team 24:14 Safety Layer 25:48 Future Outlook 27:00 Humanoids 28:15 The Nvidia of Robotics 29:30 Data Capture Market 30:45 Foundation Models in Robotics 31:30 Adapting 32:28 Finding Talent 33:22 Outro

    How Feather Is Building the NVIDIA of Robotics | Parsa Bakhtiari

  3. Oct 18 ·  Video

    How To Build the Infrastructure for Physical Al | Matt Trossen

    In this conversation, we sit down with Matt Trossen, founder of Trossen Robotics. We speak about the history of his company and what it takes to scale Physical AI with Teleoperation and AI Models. He shares his unique perspective on the robot market and presents the new product lineup which includes reworked Robotic Arms but also UMI Grippers and software like Trossen Cloud. His journey is one of a kind: Coming from USB controlled hardware for sensing and automation to working close with researchers on the ALOHA Project. The recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence opened a completely new world to robots for him and his company. Enjoy! #robotics #ai #teleoperation 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:40 Getting the word out 1:40 Starting a robotics company 2:50 ALOHA Project 3:16 Early Stages 6:35 Moving towards Robotics 6:57 ALOHA Kit 7:31 Adapting Products 8:35 Listening to the Market 9:50 New Product Lineup 10:25 WidowX Pro 10:47 Core 11:01 Heavy 11:30 Workbench 12:10 Glide 14:55 Rivet 15:30 IP & Design 19:00 Form factor convergence 19:50 Production & Manufacturing 20:48 SDK & Trossen Cloud 22:00 The Next Wave of Automation 23:10 Going Full Stack 24:50 Investment & Scaling 25:58 CEO Anish Shah 29:25 Partnerships & Clients 32:20 Team & Product Development 34:25 Data Collection 38:31 Humanoids 42:51 The Art of Reverse Engineering Nature 45:00 UMI Data 46:10 Data Mix 46:46 Deployment Success 48:14 Robot Foundation Models 50:00 Market Outlook 51:10 Opportunities & Challenges 54:45 Revenue & Raising Money 58:00 The Value of a Platform Based Company Guest : https://x.com/trossenrobotics Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack

    How To Build the Infrastructure for Physical Al | Matt Trossen

  4. Oct 11 ·  Video

    Why Data Is the Real Secret to Scaling Physical AI | Varun Nair

    In this conversation, we sit down with Varun Nair to dig into the high-stakes world of data for robotics and physical AI. We talk about what actually matters for training robot intelligence. From egocentric video to UMI over teleop, simulation and the gaps between them. You will also learn why the field is still figuring out which data scales and the limits of human-operated data, evaluation challenges, and what it will take to move from demos to real deployment. If you’re building, investing in, or just obsessed with robotics and embodied AI, this one’s for you. #robot #data #ai 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:30 Data Market 1:30 Varun's Background 3:01 Robotics & Crypto 6:27 Physical AI Definition 8:32 Simulation for Deployments 10:45 World Models 11:45 What is good data ? 12:42 GPT 6 Astra Evaluation 13:50 Data Life Cycle 17:01 Modalities & Pseudo Labeling 19:40 Depth for LLMs 20:19 How labs use data 21:38 Deployment Data = Post Training Data 22:17 Teleoperation 24:00 Patient Capital vs Impatient Capital 24:47 Benchmarks 26:35 UMI Data for Mid Training 27:35 Has Openai been training on robot data? 30:59 Humanoid vs other Embodiments 31:36 Hard vs Easy Tasks for Robots 32:51 Simulation 33:59 Niantic Spatial 34:42 Is robotics data broken? 36:17 Model Companies 37:38 Robot Everest 38:11 Avea 38:47 What Varun looks for 40:17 Outro Guest https://x.com/_varunnair Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack

    Why Data Is the Real Secret to Scaling Physical AI | Varun Nair

  5. Oct 4 ·  Video

    Inside Asimov: Building an Open-Source Humanoid Robot | Matthew Moore

    Asimov is an Open Source Humanoid Robot and today we have the CPO of the company behind it on the podcast. His name is Matthew Moore and he shares unique insights from Menlo Research. You learn what it really takes to build a robot from scratch, what you can do with Asimov and what the future holds for open robotics. #humanoid #robot #asimov 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:38 Why we need Open Robotics 1:28 Matthew's Journey 5:16 Cooking Robots 6:35 Arriving at Menlo Research 7:34 Asimov Development 10:13 Team Building & Supply Chain 11:40 Actuators 12:50 Asimov 1 14:40 Actuator Simulation 16:35 Component Sourcing 18:58 International Operation 21:22 Compute & Model Training 23:49 Software & Team Ressources 25:10 Design 25:56 Business & Data Center 28:06 Customers & Applications 31:06 Data Collection & Market Reality 33:22 Hands & Grippers 35:28 Product Ambitions 36:12 Asimov 2 37:32 Pre-Assembled Version 38:18 Future of Robotics 40:24 Industry Observations 42:02 Hiring & Partnerships 42:52 Scaling Production 43:35 Outro Guest https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewpaulmoore Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack

    Inside Asimov: Building an Open-Source Humanoid Robot | Matthew Moore

  6. Sep 26 ·  Video

    ChatGPT-6 Astra for Robotics | Demos, Benchmarks & Future Applications

    GPT 6 Astra is OpenAI's most powerful model. So can it be used for robotics? In this episode we look at various demos that show people implementing GPT 6 Astra to control robotic arms and more. Some work in simulation, some work in real environments. And the results are actually surprising. The LLM even starts showing up on various benchmarks and sometimes outperforms SOTA Physical AI models. Of course, there are caveats to this but the performance is seriously impressive. #chatgpt #astra #gpt #podcast 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:32 GPT 6 Astra 3:35 Demo 1 - Painting Robot Arm 5:43 Demo 2 - In Context Learning 8:30 Demo 3 - Robocurve Office Tasks 11:29 Demo 4 - Hand Simulation 15:16 Demo 5 - Drone Flying 17:38 How to use Astra with Robots 18:07 Policy-like 18:51 Agent 19:32 Teacher-like 19:58 Is Astra a VLA ? 21:20 Was it trained on Robot Data? 22:38 Task Annotation Experiment 24:09 Demo 6 - Safety Testing 26:44 Limitations 29:40 Comparison & Outlook 33:52 Outro Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack

    ChatGPT-6 Astra for Robotics | Demos, Benchmarks & Future Applications

  7. Sep 20 ·  Video

    Is This Tactile Glove the Missing Piece for Humanoid Robots? | Matt Wulff (6thSense)

    In this episode of the robotics stack podcast, we explore tactile data capture hardware with Matt Wulff from 6thSense. He is one of the co-founders and joins us to discuss the specialized robotics hardware required to give robots a realistic sense of touch. We examine how current systems struggle with physical dexterity and why new hardware approaches are essential for advancement. We break down the entire data capture pipeline from deployments to engineering the gloves & camera involved and how to turn this into useful robotics training data. We also speak about what the future holds for hands, humanoids & more! #robot #data #podcast 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:39 The Future of Robotics & 6thSense 1:44 Background 2:20 Egocentric Video & Tactile Data 3:15 Stereo vs. Monocular Video 4:43 6thSense Products & Services 5:28 Hardware 5:33 Cameras 6:06 Gloves 6:50 Product Development 8:18 Team 9:19 Funding 9:50 Deployments I 10:14 Data Capture Methods 11:06 Deployments II 12:38 Competitive Edge 16:50 Tactile Sensors 19:26 UMI Data 21:40 Data Management & Processing 23:10 Data Quality 24:25 Strategy & Partnerships 26:38 More Cameras 28:20 Hand to Gripper Data 29:07 UMI / Teleoperation 31:54 Robot Model Training 33:45 Capture Rig Implementation 35:28 Robotic Hands 36:30 Who will win Humanoids? 38:19 GPT Astra 40:00 Future 41:35 AI 42:55 Stock Picks 45:32 Robot Skin 47:30 Is Video Enough? 49:14 Outro Guest: https://x.com/makeitmatto Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack

    Is This Tactile Glove the Missing Piece for Humanoid Robots? | Matt Wulff (6thSense)

  8. Sep 13 ·  Video

    Is Steel Bot the Open-Source Humanoid America Needs? | Randall Briggs

    In this episode of the robotics stack podcast we have our second interview. The guest is Randall Briggs who is working on Steel Bot, an open-source robot platform that is made in America. We are discussing the product, the history and alternatives like the Unitree G1 or Asimov. Randall also shares some interesting historical insights and explains why he has such strong conviction for the project. #opensource #robot #podcast 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:38 Background 2:22 Returning to MIT 6:47 Backdrivability 9:19 Steel Bot 9:40 Inspiration 11:19 The Need for an Alternative 14:01 Steel Bot Progress 14:48 FCC Ban 16:24 Permanent Magnets 18:00 Steel Bot Specs 20:49 Modularity 22:08 Hands 23:14 Funding & Team 24:19 Unitree G1 Limitations 28:02 Steel Bot Software 31:30 Open Source Importance 33:39 Apple History & Applications for Robots 39:05 Use Cases & Job Market 43:42 Mass Production & Demand 47:07 Market Dynamics 48:43 Steel Bot Customers 49:38 Contact 50:30 Conviction & Vision 51:34 Business Opportunities 53:35 Selling Actuators 54:32 Outro Guest: https://x.com/randallmbriggs Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack

    Is Steel Bot the Open-Source Humanoid America Needs? | Randall Briggs
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Technology Podcast about Robotics, AI and everything between.

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  • Creator
    Léo & Oskar
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    17
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