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The Robot Report Podcast: 10 most popular episodes of 2020

By Steve Crowe | January 1, 2021

The Robot Report Podcast

Without the ability to gather for in-person events and meetings, our team launched the weekly The Robot Report Podcast to keep the robotics community talking. Over the span of six months and 28 episodes, we’ve spent nearly 35 hours talking to leading roboticists, innovative robotics companies, and other key members of the robotics community.

We analyzed Hyundai’s acquisition of Boston Dynamics, went inside the fallout between Bossa Nova Robotics and Walmart, introduced you to two former Navy SEALS developing autonomous submarines, talked to several robotics startups as they exited stealth mode and much more.

Thank you to everyone who tuned in during 2020. We can’t wait to keep the conversations going in 2021 and beyond. As always, if you have suggestions for guests, topics or segments, please let me know. And if you’re interested in sponsorship opportunities of the podcast, contact Courtney Nagle for more information.

Here are the 10 most popular episodes of The Robot Report Podcast of 2020. You can also listen to a playlist that has all the episodes from Season 1 of the podcast here. And while I know you have already done so, here is a friendly reminder that you can subscribe to The Robot Report Podcast on all the major podcast platforms, including Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, SoundCloud, and Spotify.

1. Boston Dynamics talks Spot launch; Universal Robots on cobot innovation


2. Inside the Bossa Nova-Walmart fallout; autonomous yard trucks with Outrider


3. Dextrous Robotics exits stealth; how robots impact the future of work


4. Boston Dynamics discusses the Hyundai acquisition


5. Why Softbank is shopping Boston Dynamics; FedEx’s Aaron Prather


6. Fictiv’s Dave Evans on designing robots for manufacturability; inside Jibo’s revival


7. Demystifying China’s robotics industry, Motional talks robotaxis, TRI previews kitchen robot


8. FedEx’s parcel-handling robots; MassRobotics on startups dealing with COVID-19


9. Why did Aurora buy Uber ATG?; Robotics thriving in Pittsburgh


10. How 2 former Navy SEALs built robot subs for ocean exploration

About The Author

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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