Easy Autonomous Navigation for Industrial Vehicles: Because People Keep Asking for It

"Can I pay you to automate this?"

Stefan Seltz-Axmacher kept getting asked the same question about automating industrial vehicles, so he co-founded Polymath Robotics.

You'll like this interview if you're interested in the challenges and opportunities for mobile robots in industrial spaces.

With Stefan Seltz-Axmacher and Ilia Baranov from Polymath Robotics.

EPISODE LINKS
- Full transcript: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts/3-easy-autonomous-navigation-for-industrial-vehicles-because-people-keep-asking-for-it.html
- Polymath Robotics' website: https://www.polymathrobotics.com
- Polymath Robotics' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/polymath-robotics/
- Polymath Robotics' 𝕏: https://twitter.com/PolymathRobots
- Polymath Robotics' Github: https://github.com/polymathrobotics
- Stefan Seltz-Axmacher LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanseltzaxmacher/
- Ilia Baranov's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iliabaranov/
- Info on the Automate It! podcast: https://www.polymathrobotics.com/blog/podcast-launch

PODCAST LINKS
- Watch and discuss on 𝕏: https://www.x.com/audrow
- Watch or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/74jWpWiLwsasY2QHtDcl8I
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audrow-nash-podcast/id1716486786
- Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@audrow
- Main podcast site: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audrow1
- RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e2666f60/podcast/rss
- Full transcripts: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts
- Podcast Github: https://github.com/audrow-nash-podcast

OUTLINE
(00:00:00) - Start
(00:02:47) - Introducing Stefan, Ilia, and Polymath Robotics
(00:04:33) - Let's stop reinventing the wheel
(00:23:11) - Is your code open-source?
(00:26:34) - Why focus on mobile robots?
(00:29:20) - Stefan's experience starting Starsky Robotics
(00:33:45) - A good task to automate and not get lit on fire
(00:36:29) - Integrating with sensors
(00:39:15) - Approaching the problem from another side than most robotics startups
(00:42:57) - Ambitions for Polymath Robotics
(00:47:58) - Running a different kind of business with fewer hats
(00:50:22) - Stefan's bankrun t-shirt campaign
(00:54:30) - How Polymath plans to grow
(00:57:14) - How Polymath uses machine learning
(01:01:30) - Big and expensive vehicles are easier to automate?
(01:07:45) - Thoughts on AI and Machine Learning
(01:15:40) - Making safety certified systems
(01:27:12) - Live demo!
(01:31:52) - Web tools and robotics
(01:38:57) - Automate It podcast
(01:49:57) - Advice for getting involved in robotics
(01:54:27) - Stefan's former startup experience and path to Polymath
(02:00:54) - Thoughts on side projects
(02:04:50) - What Stefan and Ilia are excited about in robotics