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Scaling Robotics

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Conversations with robotics leaders in software, operations, supply chain, and more about their lessons from scaling fleets of robots. For robots to make an impact on humanity, we must scale to millions worldwide. However, very few teams have ever scaled their fleets of robots, and knowledge of best practices and pitfalls is siloed into a few teams that have achieved this feat. Scaling Robotics is... more

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In Episode 13, we're joined by one of the most experienced operators in Physical AI for logistics, Matt Leitch, Director of Product Operations at Pickle Robot.

Pickle builds green robots that reach into shipping containers and pull boxes off the sta... more

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In Episode 12, we speak with one of my favorite founders in robotics! Today, Edward Mehr, CEO and Founder of Machina Labs, joins us for Scaling Robotics.Machina builds RoboCraftsman, a 40-by-30-foot dual-arm robotic cell that forms sheet metal by pin... more

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In Episode 11, we speak with Daniel Kirstein, co-founder of Holdfast Partners, a consultancy that helps robotics and hard tech companies build their financial and commercial infrastructure. Before Holdfast, Daniel was Head of Finance at Voyage (the a... more

In Episode 10, we speak with Matthew Lee, who has spent the last decade running field operations and sustainment at three autonomy companies: Aurora (on-road autonomous trucks), Phantom Auto (teleoperated forklifts), and most recently Scythe Robotics... more

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In Episode 8, we speak with Cem Ersoz, Director of Robotics Software at Simbe Robotics. Simbe builds Tally, an autonomous retail robot that scans millions of shelves per week, giving retailers real-time visibility into product availabil... more

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In Episode 7, we speak with Saman Farid, Co-founder and CEO of Formic. Formic is a Robots as a Service (RaaS) company that owns, deploys, and manages robot fleets inside U.S. manufacturing facilities, with robots actively running in pro... more

In Episode 6, we speak with Ritukar Vijay, Co-founder and CEO of Ottonomy. Ottonomy builds autonomous indoor-outdoor delivery robots for enterprises across healthcare, logistics, aerospace, and more.

Before founding Ottonomy, Ritukar spent 16 years ... more

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Recent Guests

Ed Mehr
CEO and co-founder of Machina Labs
Machina Labs
Episode: Building a Generational Manufacturing Company | Ed Mehr, Founder & CEO @ Machina Labs
Daniel Kirstein
Founder of Holdfast Partners, robotics CFO
Holdfast Partners
Episode: Unpacking Finance for Robotics Startups| Daniel Kirstein: Robotics CFO, Founder @ Holdfast Partners, Formerly @ Farmwise, Voyage | Scaling Robotics Episode 11
Nick Akiona
Principal Engineer and Architect at Aescape
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Episode: Building World-Class Product in Robotics | Nick Akiona, Principal Engineer & Architect @ Aescape | Scaling Robotics Episode 9
Matthew Lee
Field Engineer with experience across Aurora, Phantom Auto, and Scythe Robotics; specializes in sustainment, deployment, and field operations for autonomous robotics
Scythe Robotics, Aurora, Phantom Auto (previous)
Episode: Field Ops is Criminally Underrated | Matthew Lee, Field Engineering @ Scythe Robotics + Aurora | Scaling Robotics Episode 10
Cem Ersoz
Director of Robotics Software at Simbe Robotics
Simbe Robotics
Episode: The Software Playbook for a 2,000 Robot Fleet | Cem Ersoz, Director of Robotics Software @ Simbe Robotics | Scaling Robotics Episode 8
Saman Farid
Co-founder & CEO of Formic
Formic
Episode: The RaaS Playbook for 100+ Factories | Saman Farid, Co-founder & CEO @ Formic | Scaling Robotics Episode 7
Ritukar Vijay
CEO, Ottonomy
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Episode: Scaling Indoor-Outdoor Delivery Robots | Ritukar Vijay, CEO @ Ottonomy | Scaling Robotics Ep 6
Usman Khan
Founding Engineer at Aigen
Aigen
Episode: Scaling Low-Cost, Solar-Powered Robots for Agriculture | Usman Khan, Founding Engineer @ Aigen | Scaling Robotics Episode 5
Ashutosh Saxena
Founder and CEO of Torque AGI
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Episode: Scaling Robotics Episode 4: Ashutosh Saxena (Founder, CEO @TorqueAGI)

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Building a Generational Manufacturing Company | Ed Mehr, Founder & CEO @ Machina Labs
Q: How do you balance lean development with customer commitments when you're still early and bootstrapped?
He explains that securing contracts with upfront customer commitment was essential, as it ensured market need and provided a bootstrap for development without burning through cash, while maintaining a focus on delivering value and iterative improvements.
Building a Generational Manufacturing Company | Ed Mehr, Founder & CEO @ Machina Labs
Q: What made you decide to pursue building Machina in the first place, and how did your early experiences shape the company?
Ed shares a journey from SpaceX and Relativity Space, highlighting a pull toward manufacturing and the realization that factory-scale manufacturing is a bottleneck to rapid innovation, which inspired an agile manufacturing approach focused on speed, data-centric factories, and the ability to rapidly switch products. He emphasizes the influence of factory floor experiences and the observation that hardware development can be slower than software, motivating a scalable, repeatable production model.
Building a Generational Manufacturing Company | Ed Mehr, Founder & CEO @ Machina Labs
Q: Do you mind introducing yourself and Machina?
Ed Mehr introduces himself as the CEO and co-founder of Machina Labs, describing the company as building next-generation manufacturing floors centered on metal structures and a general-purpose robot system called RoboCraftsman, capable of sheet forming, trimming, scanning, and heat treatment.
Field Ops is Criminally Underrated | Matthew Lee, Field Engineering @ Scythe Robotics + Aurora | Scaling Robotics Episode 10
Q: What makes Canary releases important in robotics software, and how do you determine the Canary fleet and rollout process?
Canary releases limit risk by testing updates on a small, geographically diverse subset of the fleet, considering customer temperament and proximity to technicians; they help catch breaking bugs before broad deployment and reduce fleet-wide disruption.
Episode 1: Joshua Chaitin-Pollak (Kiva, 6 River, ATI)
Q: What are the most important signals that things are about to break at the next scale up of the fleet?
Usability feedback from operations and end users becomes critical as you hand off control; if issues are not reported, you miss opportunities to improve workflows, so establishing channels for ongoing feedback and rapid triage is essential as you scale.

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The show centers on practical, battle-tested strategies for scaling robotics fleets across industries, from hardware-as-a-service business models and fundraising considerations to field operations, product teams, and fleet-wide software architectures. Episodes feature CTOs, founders, principal engineers, and fleet leaders sharing concrete lessons from deploying hundreds or thousands of robots, aligning incentives with customers, and building robust infrastructure to support rapid growth. A notable strength is its emphasis on real-world deployments, Canary-style rollout approaches, and the interplay between hardware, software, and services in scaling robotics at scale. The series is helpful for teams evaluating go-to-market models (RaaS vs. ... more

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