Claus Risager on disinfection robots and growing Blue Ocean Robotics

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Welcome to Episode 47 of The Robot Report Podcast, which brings conversations with robotics innovators straight to you. Join us each week for discussions with leading roboticists, innovative robotics companies, and other key members of the robotics community.

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This week I talked to Claus Risager, the CEO and co-founder of Blue Ocean Robotics. We discussed the evolution of the Danish company, the strength of Denmark’s robotics cluster, and the company’s early entry into disinfection robots before the COVID-19 pandemic. Blue Ocean won a 2020 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for its disinfection solution. Claus also tries to sell me on the benefits of telepresence robots.

UVD Robots’ disinfection systems being prepped for shipping. Source: UVD Robots, Business Wire

We also discuss the bigger stories in the robotics industry of late, including the future of Fetch Robotics after the Zebra acquisition, Aurora taking its self-driving tech public via SPAC, the shutdown of Abundant Robotics and the Ingenuity Helicopter completing another historic flight on Mars.

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Show notes

• Zebra Technologies acquiring Fetch Robotics for $290M
• A bright future for Fetch Robotics following Zebra acquisition
• Robotic Solutions for COVID-19
• Aurora taking autonomous vehicle tech public via SPAC
• Blue Ocean Robotics Coverage