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Automation Awakenings — 79 episodes

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Robotic Innovations That Work | LogiMAT 2026

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The Humanoid LIE: Why 90% of Robotics Videos are Fake

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The "End Boss" of Automation: Orchestrating Mixed Robot Fleets with Dr. Julian Maas (SyncroBot)

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Is 5G a Hype? The Truth About AGV Connectivity with Nick Schwarzenberg

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Vier Jahrzehnte Mobile Robotik Insiderwissen | Günter Ullrich (Forum-FTS)

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Factory of the Future: What Really Matters | Tobias Herwig (Fischer Consulting)

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Siemens on VDA 5050 Myths, Fleet Scaling and Humanoids in Logistics // Christoph Zeltner

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5 Red Flags Your Fleet Software Supplier Is Not What They Claim

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5 Red Flags When Choosing a Mobile Robot Provider (AMR/AGV Buyer’s Guide)

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#69 5 Million Humanoids by 2030 // David Reger (Neura)

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#68 Brownfield vs. Greenfield: How to Make Mobile Robots Work in Legacy Facilities

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#67 Do You Really Need a VDA 5050 Fleet Manager? (Native vs. Agnostic Explained)

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#66 ROI Myths in Mobile Robotics: The Smarter Way to Calculate Payback

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#65 VDA 5050 Unplugged: What Works, What Fails & What’s Next? | Live from Mobile Robot Mesh-Up 2025

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#64 5 Deadly Pitfalls in Logistics Automation – and How to Avoid Them

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#63 Robot KPI Nonsense? Why “Robot Density” Doesn’t Mean Success

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#62 China vs. Europe: Who Does Automation Better?

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#61 Mythbusting Mobile Robots in China! What’s Real, What’s Hype?

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#60 VDA 5050 Version 3.0 Explained – What’s New and Should You Upgrade?

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#59 AI & the Omniverse: Inside AGILOX’s Collaboration with NVIDIA // Wolfgang Pointner (AGILOX)

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#58 Transforming Tradition into Innovation // Andreas Schneider (Linde Material Handling)

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#57 The Most Radical AGV Design We’ve Ever Seen? // Julius Lutzer (Filics)

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#56 Are Humanoids Ready for Logistics? // Tom Andersson (STIQ)

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#55 Humanoid Robots in Real Logistics Operations // Adrian Stoch (GXO)

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#54 Future Trends in Humanoid Robotics

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#53: Humanoids in Logistics: Financial Challenges

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#52 Humanoids in Logistics: Technical Challenges

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#51 The Benefits of Humanoids in Logistics

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#50 VDA5050 vs. MassRobotics Explained // Daniel Theobald (Mass Robotics)

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#49 Humanoid Software – What Powers Their Brains?

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#48 Humanoid Hardware – What Are They Made Of?

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#47 Top Use Cases for Humanoids in Logistics

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#46 The Best Humanoids for Logistics

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#45 The Breakthroughs Driving the Humanoid Hype

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#44 The Evolution of Mobile Robots | A Journey Through History

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#43 The Future of Logistics: Mobile Robots & AI // Udo Panenka (Jungheinrich AG)

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#42 Humanoids in Logistics: Real Use Cases or Just Hype?

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#41 What are Humanoids?

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#40 VDA 5050: Uncovering Gaps and Missing Features // LIVE from NAiSE Intralogistics Wasen

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#39 Steering World's Biggest VDA5050 Fleet // Dr. Wolfgang Hackenberg (Synaos)

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#38 Lessons Learned from Europe's biggest AGV project // Julia Kessler (Safelog)

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#37 Automated Truck Loading and Unloading

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#36 The Automated Future of BOSCH's Supply Chain // Dr. Arne Flemming (Robert Bosch GmbH)

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#35 Obstacles in Automation Projects you would not expect

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#34 What will survive? AGVs or AMRs?

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#33 Most important criteria when selecting an AGV

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#32 Interaction between Robots & Manual driven vehicles

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#31 Will Robots replace Humans in Logistics?

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#30 Top Fails in Automation Projects

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#29 Leasing Mobile Robots // Marco La Mela (CHG Meridian)

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#28 No Go Use Cases For Mobile Robots

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#27 Top Use Cases for Logistics Automation

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#26 Return on DIGITAL Invest (RODI) // Dr. Lucian Dold (Omron)

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#25 Rollout of VDA5050 - Lessons Learned

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#24 Must-Haves when using different Mobile Robots

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#23 Essential Software for Mobile Robots

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#22 Outdoor AGV: Mature Technology or still a Dream?

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#21 Will Mobile Robots become cheaper?

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#20 How to be a successfull Mobile Robots provider

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#19 Top obstacles to Mobile Robots business growth

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#18 Top Risks in Mobile Robots Projects

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#17 Conveyor Belts vs. Mobile Robots

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#16 Norms and Safety Regulations for Mobile Robots

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#15 Navigation Technologies for AGVs/AMRs

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#14 In which industries do Mobile Robots make sense?

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#13 The VDA5050 in a nutshell - Live from Testcamp Intralogistics Dortmund

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#12 What can mobile robots transport?

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#11 How to convince your boss to buy a mobile robot

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#10 Live from LogiMAT - Trends & Challenges in the Mobile Robot Industry

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#9 Top questions when talking to mobile robots suppliers

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#8 Things to consider before selecting a mobile robot

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#7 When to use an AGV, when to use an AMR

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#6 Rise of Mobile Robots & Reasons for the Hype

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#5 AGV vs. AMR: What's the difference?

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#4 Top Automation Technologies for your Intralogistics

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#3 Automation vs. Robotics: What's the difference?

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#2 Top Bottlenecks for Logistics Automation

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#1 The Top Reasons to Automate Your Logistics

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