The Future of Commoditized Robotics

<p>Futurist Trond Arne Undheim interviews Tom Ryden, Executive Director of MassRobotics, the biggest co-working space and robotics community in the US.</p> <p>In this conversation, they talk about what's happened over the past decade, where is the robotics field now (from R&D, to standardization, to big company implementation, the role of robots in contemporary factories, and consumer applications). They discuss the changing form factors, the pivotal role of AI and IoT towards a "Cambrian explosion" in robotics. What are the hottest startups? Where are we going in the next decade?</p> <p>The takeaway is that the future of commoditized robotics just took a major leap forward with COVID-19, as pilots became huge deployments and the automation of manufacturing suddenly became a survival strategy not a future proofing strategy. Next, we might see an uptick in collaborative robots, so-called co-bots. </p> <p>After listening to the episode, check out MassRobotics, and Tom Ryden's online presence:</p> <ul><li>MassRobotics (@MassRobotics) https://www.massrobotics.org/</li> <li>Tom Ryden (@TRVgo) <a href='http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomryden'>www.linkedin.com/in/tomryden</a></li> </ul> <p>The show is hosted by <a href='https://www.podbean.com/'>Podbean</a> and can be found at <a href='https://www.futurized.co/'>Futurized.co</a>. Additional context about the show, the topics, and our guests, including show notes and a full list of podcast players that syndicate the show can be found at <a href='https://trondundheim.com/podcast/'>https://trondundheim.com/podcast/</a>. Music: Electricity by Ian Post from the album Magnetism. </p> <p>For more about the host, including media coverage, books and more, see Trond Arne Undheim's personal website (<a href='https://trondundheim.com/'>https://trondundheim.com/</a>) as well as the Yegii Insights blog (<a href='https://yegii.wpcomstaging.com/'>https://yegii.wpcomstaging.com/</a>). Undheim has published two books this year, <a href='https://trondundheim.com/pandemic-aftermath/'>Pa