Lesya Hendrix, Founder and CEO of Spacer Robotics

In this episode of The Techne Connect, we spoke with Lesya Hendrix, CEO of Spacer Robotics, about building autonomous construction robots designed for harsh, repetitive work on Earth and future deployment in space.Lesya shares her path from KTH and Scania to Tesla, including factory ramp-ups and product launches. She explains why modern robotics needs autonomy, vision, and AI, why hardware engineering is rising again, and how young engineers should bridge the gap between core coding and AI skills.She also challenges the humanoid hype, using Star Wars as a lens for practical robot design, and breaks down Spacer’s roadmap from working prototype to pilots, funding, and scaling production.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.