EP 199 : Building a Robotics & Automation startup - Pramod Ghadge (Co-founder & CEO, Unbox Robotics)

Pramod decided to build Unbox Robotics after spending time on the other side of the table as a customer, evaluating and deploying warehouse robotics/automation solutions at Flipkart. Unbox Robotics is developing a software-defined robotics platform to help logistics players increase their parcel/item sorting and order consolidation productivity using much lesser warehousing area with an AI-driven fleet of vertical sorting robots.  ------------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by Park Avenue, shop for their wrinkle free shirts here: https://www.myraymond.com/ ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Pramod :Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/pramodghadge/Twitter: https://twitter.com/PramodGhadge19 ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​ ------------------------------------- Topics: 00:00 Sneak Peak01:14 Introduction02:19 Nuances of building a hardware startup04:36 Building with the customers07:17 How did Pramod pick the problem10:36 Exciting updates in the world of robotics14:06 101 of building a robot15:44 Manufacturing and sourcing components16:57 Challenges of solving in the fulfillment space21:45 Park Avenue Wrinkle free shirts22:09 The process of deployment23:44 Integrating with the ecosystem26:22 Common use cases for Unbox Robotics30:02 Unbox Robotics' Customer acquisition31:21 Unbox Robotics' Product roadmap32:48 Are they going global?34:18 Unique insights from the robotics industry35:47 Fundraising process for hardware startups38:25 Books and Podcast recommendations  If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode!