Rishabh Aggarwal, CTO at Raise Robotics

In this episode of The Techne Connect, Rishabh Aggarwal, CTO at Raise Robotics, shares how his team is redefining construction and manufacturing safety through autonomous robotics. Rishabh discusses his journey from mechanical engineering and automotive design to leading-edge robotics, spanning renewable energy, aerospace collaborations with NASA, and agricultural automation. He explains how Raise’s mobile robots, equipped with precision robotic arms, are performing high-risk tasks such as drilling, scanning, and inspection on skyscrapers with sub-inch accuracy, pushing the limits of what is possible in outdoor robotics. He reflects on the lessons learned from building reliability into real-world robots and why collaboration in the robotics industry must evolve beyond silos, then explores how mechatronics, perception engineering, and machine learning are shaping the next frontier of physical AI. He outlines how Raise’s next-generation designs bridge software, hardware, and AI for safer worksites, why robotics should be seen as a tool rather than a replacement for human labour, and how interdisciplinary thinking continues to shape the future of automation. 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.