Sean Murray: How to build a Robotics Company, Robot Motion Planning on a Chip | Andreas Orthey #4

How do you build a robotics company? Join me in my latest podcast episode, where I talk with Sean Murray, co-founder and director of robotics engineering at Realtime Robotics.Our topics include:- His past as a chemical engineer- Motion planning on a chip- The challenges of starting a robotics company- The importance of early feedback in product development- Hiring and retaining the right people- How academic and industrial motion planning differs- The next 10 years of industrial roboticsPlease enjoy!Content00:37 From Montana to Berlin01:18 Born in Texas02:26 First Contact with Computers03:10 Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology04:10 Interests in Bioinformatics05:37 Reservoir Engineering 07:31 Challenges in Reservoir Engineering11:12 PhD in Computer Science13:05 Benefits of having a different background14:09 Goals in PhD15:33 Robot Motion Planning on a Chip18:53 Process of Starting a Robotics Company 20:29 Vision of First Product21:56 Not what the industry wanted22:57 First Customer23:38 How to acquire Funding24:50 Biggest Challenge to start Realtime Robotics25:50 On Culture and Hiring26:38 Philosophy of Hiring People28:02 Retaining Good People in a Startup Environment29:23 Building Technical Expertise and Retain it30:31 Prerequisites to work at Realtime Robotics31:40 Critical Skills in a Startup Environment32:35 Differences between Academic and Industrial Motion Planning35:22 Resolver for Workcell Optimization38:19 Significance of Early Feedback40:25 Current Challenges in the Robotics Industry41:27 Balancing Shortterm and Longterm Goals42:13 The Next 10 Years43:28 AI in Robotics44:44 Impact of Large Language Models in Robotics45:40 Advice for your younger Self46:39 Value of Pivoting Faster47:17 Automation and Fears of Unemployment 49:05 Which jobs will become Obsolete?49:32 Could Basic Universal Income Unemployment?51:35 Exercises to Balance out Sitting on a DeskEpisode LinksSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3lJBV0in1MDvWrmm61DyWi?si=_idjSqaoR-iWG9PDdjEFdQApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sean-murray-how-to-build-a-robotics-company-robot/id1812910570?i=1000706674729Podcast LinksYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/andreasortheyX/Twitter: https://x.com/andreas_ortheySpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/andreasorthey/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aorthey/Support: https://buymeacoffee.com/aortheyPersonal Website: https://aorthey.comPodcast Website: https://aorthey.com/src/podcast