Podcast Episodes

Episode 133 - Geoff Dawson, Director of Sales at FANUC

Season 4 Episode 133

“Technologies like AI, cobots, and digital twins are making automation more accessible and making the deployment of robots more agile and much faster…

5 hours ago

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Episode 132 - Jim Anderson, Senior Business Development Manager at SICK

Season 4 Episode 132

“If we can simulate 70% of a system before it ever hits the factory floor, that reduces time and cost for automation deployment.” 

Advances in machine…

1 week ago

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Episode 131 - Stu Shepherd, President of Shepherd Solutions

Season 4 Episode 131

“We’re at a perfect storm, finally, of being able to see automation really grow again.”  

Automation is more approachable than ever before, with more …

2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Episode 130 – Bryan Powrozek, Partner at Wipfli

Season 4 Episode 130

“When it comes to the monumental new tax law changes, every company should understand what this means for them. Are there provisions like the R&D tax…

3 weeks ago

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Episode 129 – Alex Shikany, Executive Vice President, Association for Advancing Automation (A3)

Season 4 Episode 129

“After a year defined by uncertainty — largely from tariffs — automation companies should be entering 2026 with renewed confidence and optimism.” 

Unc…

1 month ago

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Episode 128 – Vision Panel Discussion at 2026 A3 Business Forum

 “What I’m most excited about right now is what’s new in machine vision. ... This combination of new sensors, advanced processing, and sophisticated …

1 month, 1 week ago

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Episode 127 - AI Panel Discussion at 2026 A3 Business Forum

Season 4 Episode 127

“If AI is overhyped, automation is completely underhyped. As automation advances and becomes more precise and durable and solves new challenges, AI i…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Episode 126 – Robotics Panel Discussion at 2026 A3 Business Forum

Season 4 Episode 126

“The whole dialogue has shifted from what can it do to when it will and how do we scale it?” 

Humanoid robotics technology is slowly but surely moving…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Episode 125 - Vaidy Raghavan, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Xometry

Season 4 Episode 125

The world has seen its fair share of supply chain challenges for several years now. Where historically supply chain management has been all too react…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Episode 124 - Saurabh Chandra, Founder & CEO of Ati Motors

Season 4 Episode 124

Inspired by self-driving cars, Ati Motors’ autonomous mobile robots not only break free of the magnetic tape of older-generation AGVs but also break …

2 months ago

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