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OTTO Motors future in automotive; Mars Perseverance anniversary

By Steve Crowe | February 17, 2022

Welcome to Episode 70  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.

In today’s episode, Mike interviews Matt Rendall, CEO of OTTO Motors and Clearpath Robotics. They talk about the recent hire of OTTO Motors co-presidents Carolyn Garvey and Donald Leslie, to lead OTTO Motors expansion into the automotive market. Mike and Matt also discuss the impact of the pandemic on material handling solutions and the use of simulation in the AMR sales and support processes.

Links from the show this week:

    • Text transcript of interview with Matt Rendall
    • OTTO Motors
    • Boston Dynamics Super Bowl Commercial
    • Behind the scenes of the Boston Dynamics Super Bowl Commercial
    • MARS 2020 Mission

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Steve Crowe

Steve Crowe is Executive Editor, Robotics, WTWH Media, and chair of the Robotics Summit & Expo and RoboBusiness. He is also co-host of The Robot Report Podcast, the top-rated podcast for the robotics industry. He joined WTWH Media in January 2018 after spending four-plus years as Managing Editor of Robotics Trends Media. He can be reached at [email protected]

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