Mike Oitzman

Zoox provided Senior Editor Mike Oitzman take his first ride in its robotaxi, and he learned about the platform from CPO Mike White.

For the first time in Indy Autonomous Challenge, or IAC, history, four autonomous race cars competed on an oval track at the same time.

Reachy 2, Pollen Robotics’ latest two-armed robot provides possibilities for research centers, industry, healthcare, and retail.

An extension of Tally and Tally RFID, Tally Spot allows retailers to increase visibility into high-priority areas of the store.

John Deere unveiled four self-driving systems at CES 2025, including the 9 Series tractor and an autonomous dump truck.

Chris Savoia, head of ecosystem success at Universal Robots, shares his perspective on the success of the UR+ partner ecosystem.

RobotLAB has added drones from Vision Aerial to the portfolio of service robots it offers through franchisees across the Americas.

In this episode, we catch up with FlexQube CEO and founder Anders Fogelberg to learn about automating carts on the manufacturing floor.

The Robot Report Podcast reflects on the successes and challenges that defined the robotics industry in 2024.

Sanctuary AI showed its latest breakthrough with hydraulic actuation and precise in-hand manipulation to open up a range of high-value tasks.

NVIDIA released Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit, lowered the price and dropped an update for existing Nano users.

Ben Wolff takes us through the reincarnation of Sarcos into an pure software and AI-based solution called Palladyne AI.

Dextro, a new cobot from Lam Research, automates critical maintenance tasks on wafer fabrication equipment, improving efficiency and yield.

Kivnon, a Spanish AGV developer, has filed for bankruptcy amidst industry shifts and financial challenges.

Episode features conversations with two VC’s and explores robotics and AI investment trends.

Stretch AI is a powerful toolkit designed to help researchers and developers create intelligent behaviors for Hello Robot’s Stretch 3 mobile manipulator.

Peter Brown, author and illustrator of the award-winning The Wild Robot books, shares his storytelling techniques and what it was like seeing Rozzum 7134 come to life on the big screen.

Andrew Clare, CTO of Nuro, discusses the current state of self-driving vehicles and software and the road to Level 5 autonomy.

Muddy Machines has added the Squirrel robot to its lineup to address labor shortages and improve efficiency in horticulture.

Amir Bousani, CEO of RGO Robotics, and Jacob Petersen, Chief Commercial Officer from Wheel.Me, discuss the importance of perception and AI for mobile robotics.

Teleo’s autonomy retrofit kit transforms various types of heavy equipment, including bulldozers, wheel loaders, and excavators, into semi-autonomous robots.

Collaborative Robotics unveiled its Proxie mobile manipulator, which is designed to work with people for warehouse workflows.