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Andreas Orthey PodcastJamie Paik: Reconfigurable Robots, Laparoscopy, Robogami, Soft Robotics, Haptics | Andreas Orthey #8Join me for a podcast episode with the brilliant Jamie Paik (Prof EPFL, Reconfigurable Robotics Lab). We explore her upbringing where she was torn between science and art, her contributions to reconfigurable and soft robotics, her pioneering work on Robogamis (Origami Robots), and her patented JAiMY tool for Laparoscopic surgery. Jamie is really at the very frontier of robotics research, and I am super grateful to her not only for participating in this episode but also for generously sharing her insights into research, teaching, and mentoring. Outline03:10 The Scientist and The...
2026-01-201h 40
Andreas Orthey PodcastOliver Brock: Science of Intelligence, Protein Folding, Berlin, AllAdvantage | Andreas Orthey #7Everyone talks AI, but what is intelligence, actually?Join me and Prof. Oliver Brock, director of the Science of Intelligence excellence cluster, for a deep-dive into the science of intelligence, robotics, protein folding, and his startup side quests.Here are my three personal highlights from this podcast:- Oliver believes that intelligence manifests itself through behavior, and that behavior depends on a small set of principles. One of those principles, he believes, is active interconnection, where information flows between different parts of a system, guided by optimization.- He recounts his...
2025-11-211h 14
Andreas Orthey PodcastMajid Khadiv: The Future of Humanoid Robotics | Andreas Orthey #6Majid Khadiv is Professor for AI Planning in Dynamic Environments at Technical University Munich (TUM). In this podcast, we talk about multiple topics connected to the future of humanoid robotics, including:- Which company is winning humanoid robotics?- What are the major application areas for humanoid robots?- The power of visualizing dynamical equations- How to recover on flat terrain by only a single step into the future.- The ideal education of students who want to study humanoid robotics.Enjoy the podcast!Outline01:05 Getting...
2025-09-261h 58
Andreas Orthey PodcastWolfgang Hönig: Multi-Robot Coordination, Drone Physics, Drone Lab, NVIDIA | Andreas Orthey #5The global drone market is projected to reach 260 billion USD by 2030 [1]. Are you curious about the technology driving this revolution?I recently sat down with Wolfgang Hönig, professor for multi-robot coordination at the TU Berlin, for an in-depth discussion on the future of robot drones. In our podcast episode, we discuss- When will drone package delivery become a Reality?- How to overcome the complex physics of drone flight- Coordinating swarms of drones for maximum efficiency - Why bird-like drones could be a game-changer- How to build a...
2025-05-151h 01
Andreas Orthey PodcastSean Murray: How to build a Robotics Company, Robot Motion Planning on a Chip | Andreas Orthey #4How do you build a robotics company? Join me in my latest podcast episode, where I talk with Sean Murray, co-founder and director of robotics engineering at Realtime Robotics.Our topics include:- His past as a chemical engineer- Motion planning on a chip- The challenges of starting a robotics company- The importance of early feedback in product development- Hiring and retaining the right people- How academic and industrial motion planning differs- The next 10 years of industrial roboticsPlease enjoy!
2025-04-2953 min
Andreas Orthey PodcastBradley Nelson: Microrobotics, Medical Robotics, Magnetic Field Control | Andreas Orthey #3Imagine tiny robots moving through your bloodstream, breaking down blood clots, repairing damaged cells, or delivering targeted drugs to tumor sites.This isn't science fiction---it is the real-world potential of microrobotics, a field on the verge of revolutionizing robotics research and transforming medicine as we know it.In episode #3 of my podcast, I sit down with leading expert Brad Nelson, Professor of Robotics and Intelligent Systems at ETH Zürich, to explore the fascinating world of robots at the smallest scales.Content00:38 Beginnings of Microrobotics: Manipulation at Small-Scale02:45 G...
2025-03-211h 02
Andreas Orthey PodcastSteven M. LaValle: Robotics Research, Virtual Reality, and Life in Finland | Andreas Orthey #2Steve LaValle is one of the pioneers of robot motion planning. I got the rare opportunity to talk with him in my podcast series on robotics.Topics included his work on the Planning algorithms book, development of the rapidly-exploring random tree algorithm, minimal sufficient robot brains, doing motion planning research with his son, and his new life in Oulu, Finland. Please enjoy!Content00:40 Early Childhood04:59 Getting into University07:27 Life at University10:13 Symbolic vs Visual Mathematics11:11 Getting into Phd Program12:12 How to get into MIT for students
2025-02-061h 16
Andreas Orthey PodcastJames Kuffner: Toyota Woven City, Robotics in Japan, Google Self-driving Car | Andreas Orthey #1I recently talked with James Kuffner at the ICRA conference in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Topics included getting into Stanford, his contributions to robot motion planning, robotics in japan, the google self-driving car project, Woven city, and his advice on becoming successful.Content00:00 Introduction01:24 Background02:38 Getting into robotics04:55 Programming at 12 years old05:52 Getting into Stanford07:30 Robotics at Stanford12:19 From computer vision to motion planning13:59 RRT-Connect algorithm20:31 Is research in motion planning still valuable?22:48 Will LLMs deprecate planning?26:23 Timeline for truly intelligent robots28:10...
2024-11-121h 41