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September 3, 2024 62 mins

In this episode I talk with Damian Kozak who has worked in the robotics field for over 6 years. We discuss his introduction to robotics at Northeastern University, robots Damian has worked with at Amazon, the challenges of automating warehouses, our wild running competition and more. Hope you enjoy our conversation!


GOFUNDME DONATION LINK: https://gofund.me/c9411590


FROM THE PODCAST: Amazon Robotics Research: https://www.amazon.science/research-areas/robotics Article - How Amazon deploys collaborative robots in its operations to benefit employees and customers: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/how-amazon-deploys-robots-in-its-operations-facilities Backyard Ultra Marathon Documentary - JUST ONE MORE LAP : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRXKZSqvtrw Song Intro/Outro: Work by Gang Starr


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CONNECT: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-dolinay-frm-96a289106/ GitHub: https://github.com/ad17171717 X: https://twitter.com/DolinayG Odysee: https://odysee.com/@adriandolinay:0 Medium: https://medium.com/@adriandolinay


|-Video Chapters-| 0:00 - Intro 1:55 - Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern 4:15 - Robotics course at Northeastern 7:30 - Internship at Reiser 10:45 - Work life balance 14:00 - ChatGPT 17:07 - History of Amazon Robotics 20:20 - Robin robot 23:18 - The most impressive robot 25:45 - Data collection from robots 28:52 - Interacting with robots on the warehouse floor 32:26 - Automation levels of warehouses 34:19 - Marathon running 37:32 - Our running challenge 39:58 - Our favorite running environments 43:58 - Ultramarathons 47:51 - The factors that affect your running 52:16 - David Goggins 4x4x48 Challenge 54:58 - Competing against yourself 55:56 - Scuba diving 59:41 - Advice for aspiring mechanical engineers 1:01:12 - Damian's Fundraiser 1:02:32 - Outro

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