Becoming a 'RoboPragmatist'
How robotics became an overnight success and where we go from here
It’s taken 20 odd years for humanoids to become an overnight success -
Those of us that have been enthusiastically following, watched them get commercial trials, and in the case of a couple, go to commercial contracts. That is a significant step. - Andra Keay
And here's the thing. Remember what a mobile phone looked like in 1987. They never got bigger, heavier or more expensive. Humanoids today. They are never going to be any worse than the current state of technology. They are going to continue to improve, get more capable more affordable. - Andra Keay
They're here to stay. - Andra Keay
I have had the pleasure of interviewing Andra Keay a number of times since we were introduced by Alex as part of a 'Get Into Robotics' event at Circuit Launch Oakland along with Dan O'Mara. We've also been on a few panels together, and paths cross at robotics events around the Bay area.
So excited to finally get Andra for a full hour on ‘Turn the Lens’, so we could go all in on humanoid robotics, ai, technology shifts, ethics, automation, autonomy, simulation, and more, an innovation ecosystem journey.
Come along for the ride.
Robo-Pragmatist, Humanoids, Technological Shifts, Laws | Turn the Lens with Jeff Frick podcast Ep42 -
Transcript and extensive show notes - https://www.turnthelenspodcast.com/episode/andra-keay-robo-pragmatist-humanoids-technological-shifts-laws-turn-the-lens-ep42
We have to move from demos to duty cycles: after two decades of compounding, humanoids are here to stay—the real work now is choosing the right tasks and proving repeatable ROI.