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Machine Minds - the minds behind the machines! This is the show where we dive deep into the intricate worlds of robotics, AI, and Hard Tech. In each episode, we bring you intimate conversations with the founders, investors, and trailblazers who are at the heart of these tech revolutions. We dig into their journeys, the challenges they've overcome, and the breakthroughs that are shaping our future. Join us as we explore how these machine minds are transforming the way we live, work, and understand our world.
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Why the Future of AI Won’t Live in the Cloud with Sam Fok
What happens when a neuroscientist stops asking why the brain works the way it does and starts building his own version in silicon?Sam Fok, co-founder and CEO of femtoAI, joins Greg to explore the…
Beyond the Demo: Building Robotics That Actually Work with Jennifer Kwiatkowski
From aerospace engineering to tactile sensing and physical AI, Jennifer Kwiatkowski’s path into robotics was driven by a simple but powerful motivation: taking math and physics off the whiteboard and…
Scaling Robots Beyond the Safety Cage with Andrew Singletary and Amir Sharif
As robots move out of cages and into shared human environments, safety is no longer just about stopping motion. It is about enabling systems to keep moving productively without increasing risk. 3Laws…
Building the Brain Behind the Next Generation of Robots with Nikita Rudin
From academic breakthroughs in legged locomotion to building a horizontal AI platform for millions of robots, Flexion Robotics is taking on one of the hardest problems in the field: how to make…
What Breaks First When Robotics Scales with Joe Harris
From gigabytes of robot telemetry per minute to natural language search across multimodal data, Alloy is tackling one of the most underappreciated bottlenecks in robotics: making sense of what robots…
How Agile Factories Unlock Speed, Customization, and National Resilience with Edward Mehr
Manufacturing has long been the bottleneck between imagination and reality. From aerospace to automotive, complex physical products still take years to tool, validate, and produce. Machina Labs is…
What Venture Capital Really Optimizes For in an AI-Driven World with Peter Harris
Venture capital looks glamorous from the outside, but the reality is far more nuanced. From surviving market cycles to backing founders through years of uncertainty, long-term success in venture…
The Missing Infrastructure Holding Robotics Back with Adrian Macneil
Robotics does not stall because the ideas are bad. It stalls because the underlying infrastructure is missing. Adrian Macneil, co founder and CEO of Foxglove, has spent his career inside the systems…
Designing the Human Side of Robotics with Shakir Dzheyranov
Robotics doesn’t fail in the field because of hardware alone—it fails when humans can’t understand, trust, or effectively work with the systems they’re given. Shakir Dzheyranov, founder and CEO of…
The Missing Architecture Behind Autonomous AI with Jacob Buckman
In this episode of Machine Minds, we step beyond today’s transformer-dominated AI landscape and into a deeper conversation about what’s missing on the path to truly autonomous, long-horizon…
Fixing the Last Manual Step in Modern Logistics with Chris Smith
In this episode of Machine Minds, we dive into one of the most overlooked choke points in logistics: the loading dock. Chris Smith, founder and CEO of Slip Robotics, joins Greg to unpack why loading…
Unlocking Healthcare Efficiency with Physical Intelligence Solutions with Nicholas Kirsch
In this episode of Machine Minds, we look at how physical intelligence—the fusion of robotics, automation, and software—can reshape one of society’s most strained systems: healthcare. Director of…
Building the Future of Robotic Workforce Enablement with Richard Petrazzini
In this episode of Machine Minds, we explore what it really takes to build the human infrastructure behind the coming wave of robots. CEO and co-founder Richard Petrazzini joins Greg to unpack how…
Bridging Hardware Innovation and Business Strategy in Robotics with Milt Walker
In this episode of Machine Minds, we look at what really happens when hardware innovation meets business strategy in robotics. Director of Business Development Milt Walker joins Greg to unpack how…
Building Deep Tech Ventures Through Strategic Capital with Oliver Mitchell
What does it take to guide a robotics startup from a napkin sketch to a $775 million exit? Oliver Mitchell, a venture capital partner at FF Venture Capital and author of "A Startup Field Guide in the…
Episode 112 | Reinventing Construction with Autonomous Precision | Rishabh Aggarwal
Construction is one of the world’s most complex, risk-filled, and operationally fragmented industries — and also one of the last to benefit from automation. At Raise Robotics, CTO Rishabh Aggarwal is…
Episode 111 | The Coming Shift to Lightweight AI and Global Automation | Peter Haas
From satellite missions and drone startups to international development work in Haiti, Peter Haas has carved one of the most unconventional and globally minded paths in robotics. Today, he’s…
Episode 110 | The New Era of Agile Warehouse Automation | Ayman Labib
From retrofitting automation into existing warehouses to redefining how fast robotics can be deployed, SIMPL Automation is pioneering a more flexible, less disruptive path toward warehouse…
Episode 109 | The Operating System for Robots: InOrbit's AI-Powered Robot Orchestration
Florian shares his journey from cryptography researcher to big tech product leader — at companies like Microsoft, Adobe, and Facebook — and how that experience inspired him to tackle one of robotics’…
Episode 108 | Built for the Battlefield: Craitor’s Revolution in On-Demand Manufacturing
From printing parts in combat zones to creating a rugged, mobile printer that works on land, sea, and air — Crater’s mission is transforming logistics and supply chains for the military. Eric shares…
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Machine Minds has published 128 episodes since July 2023, covering topics in Technology.
Machine Minds is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 47m.
