From Autonomous Helicopters to Warehouse Co-Pilots with Sean Mitchell of Gather AI

Sean Mitchell is the Vice President of Customer Operations at Gather AI, where he has spent the last six years scaling the company from its early advisory stages through to its Series B funding. With a deep focus on customer experience, Sean bridges the gap between complex robotics and the practical, high-stakes needs of modern warehouse managers. In this episode, we sit down with Sean to discuss how Gather AI is transforming "the black box" of the warehouse using autonomous drones and Vision AI. We explore the company’s fascinating origin story rooted in Carnegie Mellon PhD research and military-grade autonomous helicopters. We also discuss how they’ve successfully pivoted that tech to help retailers and manufacturers never lose a pallet again. Sean explains why they choose off-the-shelf hardware over custom robots, the challenges of flying drones in -30°F freezers, and his vision for a future where a fully digitized warehouse is the industry standard. Find out more: Sean Mitchell is the Vice President of Customer Operations at Gather AI. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seantmitchell/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/gather_ai (or @gather_ai) Company website: https://www.gather.ai/ For more information about Nebius head to Nebius.com Follow us on X @nebius.ai