Creating autonomous mobile robots for Industry 4.0 with Jason Walker

EPISODE 07 Jason Walker Co-Founder & CEO, Waypoint Robotics Creating autonomous mobile robots for Industry 4.0 Check out this episode to learn about: • How Industry 4.0 is going to affect industry and the workforce, and how robotics fits into this emerging field • The challenges as a robotics manufacturer to get businesses to adopt autonomous robots • What can autonomous mobile robots do for businesses without a massive investment Resources/links: https://waypointrobotics.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonwalkerlinkedin/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWun7QcW54KCjJXkg__E86w Summary: Jason Walker is the co-founder and CEO of Waypoint Robotics, developers of easy-to-use industrial autonomous mobile robots. With over 15 years of experience in the robotics industry, Walker’s accolades include awards for multiple academic robotics competitions, as well as multiple patents for various robot-related technologies. In this episode of the Roboticist, Jason discusses the current trend of automation in manufacturing technologies, commonly referred to Industry 4.0, and the challenges faced by both the designers of autonomous robots, and the companies looking to adopt them.