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In this episode, cohost Mike Oitzman sits down with ANYbotics Chief Commercial Officer Enzo Wälchli to learn all about the swiss designed quadruped robot. The ANYmal is designed to be explosion-proof and operate in extreme environments including inspection tasks for oil and gas processing facilities, offshore oil rigs, processing plants, manufacturing facilities, and anywhere else that require a nimble mobile platform to operate.

ANYbotics is expanding into North America, and Wälchli discusses how the company is approaching this expansion and building its distribution and support network. The company has been selling solutions in Europe since the launch of ANYmal in 2019. The company spun out of ETH Zurich in 2016.

News of the week

• Chinese quadruped robot manufacturer Unitree teases a new humanoid robot.
  • The price of the H1 is expected to be below $90,000.
  • Height: 1805 x 570 x 220 mm (71″ x 22″ x 8.9″)
  • Weight: 47kg (103 lbs)
  • Walking speed: 1500 mm/sec (3.4 mph)
  • Leveraging the quadruped technology and software
• CPUC votes to grant Cruise & Waymo final permits in CA
  • Cruise AVs are coming to Charlotte, NC
    • the company is based in Phoenix, Austin, Houston, Dallas, Miami, and most recently Nashville.
    • More recently, Cruise expanded its Arizona service area by 20 times
• Skydio grounds consumer drone sales