Laurence Allen, CEO at Terranova

In this episode of Behind the Robot, we speak with Laurence Allen, CEO of Terranova.Laurence explains how Terranova builds autonomous terraforming robots to lift land out of flood zones, preserving cities and infrastructure in place. He shares lessons from SpaceX, scaling deep tech hardware, and why robotics must focus on real world problems like flooding and climate resilience.This episode explores robotics with impact, autonomy at scale, and building technology for long term human challenges.The Techne Connect Podcast 🎧Thank you for listening to Techne Connect! This podcast takes you inside the companies and conversations shaping the future of engineering.From space and defence to robotics, AI, clean energy, advanced manufacturing and next-generation mobility, each episode features the founders, engineers and technology leaders building tomorrow's world.Through candid discussions on innovation, leadership, product development and career journeys, the podcast uncovers the ideas, challenges and breakthroughs driving the world's fastest-moving industries. Whether you're an engineer, founder, investor or simply fascinated by emerging technology.Techne Connect offers a front-row seat to the people creating what's next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.