Advances in robot learning and affordable general-purpose hardware are changing physical work faster than any past wave of automation. Industrial robot arms transformed repetitive factory tasks, but they could only operate in tightly controlled settings. Now, new learning methods and off-the-shelf mobile robots make it possible to teach machines to perform many kinds of hands-on work in warehouses and logistics facilities. This session looks at where the technology stands today, what has changed, and what the next few years will bring. Attendees will learn how to spot real opportunities...
Michael Chen
CEO
Yondu AI
Michael Chen is the CEO and co-founder of Yondu AI, a robotics software company creating humanoid-inspired systems that learn from people to automate manual work in logistics. Before founding Yondu, he studied and conducted research at MIT, where he helped build one of the first open-source walking robots. Under his leadership, Yondu AI developed one of the first wheeled humanoid systems capable of remote operation and learning inside live warehouses. The company is backed by Y Combinator and leading venture investors.