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Ep 49 | Build Great Tech & Also Lay Foundations for What's Next (w/ Sanjeev Sharma)
In this episode, I sit down with Sanjeev Sharma, the visionary Founder and CEO of Swaayatt Robots.
Sanjeev shares his journey from academia to building autonomous driving technology that thrives in India's uniquely chaotic and adversarial traffic conditions.
We discuss his decision to forego a PhD opportunity at UMass Amherst to bootstrap Swaayatt Robots, how he demonstrated autonomous navigation on Indian roads (a global first!!) and the incredible potential for autonomous systems in military and civilian applications.
Sanjeev’s story is one of persistence and hard work, with insights on navigating stochastic traffic, motion planning, reinforcement learning, and working and planning with limited resources.
It’s a fascinating look at how cutting-edge technology can tackle some of the world's toughest challenges.
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Ep 48 | Go To The Shop Floor & Talk To More People (w/ Fotis Dimeas)
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In my latest episode, I talk to the Progressive Robotics Founder & CEO Fotis Dimeas: In this episode of Kinematic Conversations, I speak with Fotis Dimeas, who moved from an academic career to co-founding Progressive Robotics, a deep-tech spin-off making robotics better for manufacturing and logistics. Fotis shares his journey from earning a Ph.D. in Robotics at the University of Patras to his ...
Ep 47 | Co-Elevation & Healthy Challenging w/ Robert MacKenzie
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Ep 47: Robert MacKenzie former CTO and Chief Product Officer of ANYbotics. Robert is originally from Canada but has spent more than half of his life in Europe. He completed his bachelor's degree in Canada before moving to Germany, where he earned his master’s at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). His journey eventually led him to Zurich, where he completed his PhD at ETH Zurich. Over ...
Ep 46 | Success is a Team Effort (w/ Christian Piechnick)
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In episode #46 I sit down with Christian Piechnick, Co-Founder and CEO of Wandelbots: We are going back in time and Christian is telling me how he started to program while he was still a kid, with his parent's first computer, helping out the company his mother was working for by writing a program. Wandelbots, a TU Dresden spin-off founded in 2017 by Christian Piechnick and a team of five, enabl...
#45 | Miika Satori: The value of fixing and building | Kinematic Conversations
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Back from the holidays with a brand-new episode! #45 features Miika Satori, founder of Cambrian Robotics Miika Satori, originally from Finland, has a long background in startups and innovation. With Cambrian Robotics, he focuses on advancing robot capabilities to tackle complex tasks. In this episode, Miika reflects on his upbringing in rural Finland, where he learned the value of fixing and bu...
#44 | Mehul Nariyawala: Bringing Robots Into Your Home | Kinematic Conversations
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In this episode, I sit down with Mehul Nariyawala, Co-founder of Matic Robots: Matic is a company on a mission to simplify home cleaning with autonomous robots powered by cutting-edge AI and vision-based technologies. Mehul shares his journey from moving to the U.S. from India at a young age, pursuing studies in bioinformatics and earning an MBA, to co-founding Flutter-acquired by Google in 201...
#43 | Kelsey Pool: From Curiosity to Creation | Kinematic Conversations
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In this episode, I speak with Kelsey Pool, a mechanical engineer, roboticist, and open-source advocate based in San Francisco: Kelsey shares her journey from studying mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder to working on groundbreaking projects in robotics and healthcare. We dive into her latest project, Zeroth-01 Bot-the world's smallest open-source end-to-end humanoid rob...
#42 | Brandon King: When to Pivot, Make Bold Decisions, and Take Action | Kinematic Conversations
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Episode #42: with ⁠Brandon King⁠, Mechanical Engineer and Robotics Enthusiast: In this episode, I speak with Brandon King, a Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Alabama, preparing to graduate in December 2024. Brandon brings experience from internships at ⁠Michelin⁠ and ⁠BLOX⁠, as well as his leadership role on the Controls Team for the EcoCAR program. We explore his work in man...
#41 | Christian Löchte: From Research to Robotics Industry | Kinematic Conversations
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Episode #41, with Christian Löchte, Co-Founder of FORMHAND Automation GmbH, to explore the story behind their universal gripping technology: Christian shares his journey in robotics and mechanical engineering, spanning over 20 years, and how his passion for mechanics led to the creation of FORMHAND's flexible gripping modules. We talk about his upbringing, the challenges of building a high-tech...
#40 | Klajd Lika: Revolutionizing Sensors for Robotics | Kinematic Conversations
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Episode #39: Revolutionizing Sensors for Robotics, with Klajd Lika, CEO of Bota Systems AG: Klajd shares how his family immigrated from Albania to Greece and the support and love that shaped his journey. He also talks about his education in Athens and his early work in robotics, including hydraulic systems and quadruped robots. At Bota Systems, based in Zurich, Switzerland, Klajd and his team d...
#39| Rutav Shah: Machine Learning, Robotics, and the Power of Perseverance | Kinematic Conversations
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In this episode, I sit down with ⁠Rutav Shah⁠, a first-year PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin. Rutav’s journey in robotics and machine learning started at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, where he earned his Bachelor’s in Computer Science. Now at UT Austin, he’s diving into advanced research in machine learning and robotics. Rutav shares his experiences ...
#38 | Nima Gard: $100M, Ohio, and Focusing on One Problem at a Time | Kinematic Conversations
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In Episode #38, I talk with Nima Gard, Director of AI at Path Robotics, which just closed its Series D with a $100M raise: We recorded this episode on Halloween-you’ll spot him in Spock ears, while I stayed costume-free. Nima shares his journey from Iran to the U.S., starting with a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, and his move to Ohio, where he completed his Ph.D. in Geodetic Engineering at Oh...
#37 | Petar Crnjak: The Future of Open-Source Robotic Arms | Kinematic Conversations
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Episode #37: The Future of Open-Source Robotic Arms, with Petar Crnjak, founder of Source Robotics: Today’s guest, is a Mechatronics Engineer from Zagreb University of Applied Sciences with a focus on robotics and electric vehicles. Petar’s work has led him to create useful, award-winning open-source robotic arms, which are widely used in schools and universities for learning. In robotics, Peta...
#36 | Aryan Jagushte: Robotics Software Engineering & ROS | Kinematic Conversations
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Robotics Software Engineer ⁠Aryan Jagushte⁠ is my guest in today's 36th episode: Aryan has been focused on robotics, working as a Robotics Software Engineer, gaining experience in the Robot Operating System (ROS) in his academic education and working on projects using ROS1 and ROS2. He has hands-on knowledge of mobile robots and applies techniques like Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLA...
#35 | Haoru Xue: Humanoids to be part of people’s everyday life | Kinematic Conversations
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In today's episode (#35), I speak with ⁠Haoru Xue⁠, a PhD student at ⁠University of California, Berkeley⁠, specializing in humanoid whole-body control: Haoru has had an exciting journey in robotics, working alongside top researchers at Carnegie Mellon and UC Berkeley. He’s been involved in projects like autonomous racing, where his team earned top spots in the Indy Autonomous Challenge. Beyond ...
#34 | Klas Nilsson: Focus on the problems, one step at a time | Kinematic Conversations
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#34 | Klas Nilsson: Focus on the problems, one step at a time | Kinematic Conversations
#33 | Vladimir Baranov: My Robot School and Why Perseverance is Key | Kinematic Conversations
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#33 | Vladimir Baranov: My Robot School and Why Perseverance is Key | Kinematic Conversations
#32 | Jacopo Tani: Space, Robotics, and Equal Opportunity | Kinematic Conversations
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#32 | Jacopo Tani: Space, Robotics, and Equal Opportunity | Kinematic Conversations
#31 | Robert Scoble: AI + AR + robots & autonomous vehicle | Kinematic Conversations
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#31 | Robert Scoble: AI AR robots & autonomous vehicle | Kinematic Conversations
#30 | Ronnie Vuine: Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence and Robots | Kinematic Conversations
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#30 | Ronnie Vuine: Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence and Robots | Kinematic Conversations
#29 | Remi Cadene: From Paris to Tesla, to starting Le Robot | Kinematic Conversations
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#29 | Remi Cadene: From Paris to Tesla, to starting Le Robot | Kinematic Conversations
#28 | Ali Ahmed: Hands-On Learning: Building over Books | Kinematic Conversations
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#28 | Ali Ahmed: Hands-On Learning: Building over Books | Kinematic Conversations
#27 | Mathias Mantelli: Life is not a race | Kinematic Conversations
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#27 | Mathias Mantelli: Life is not a race | Kinematic Conversations
#26 | Shubham Nadi: ROS, R&D and Consultancy in Robotics | Kinematic Conversations
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#26 | Shubham Nadi: ROS, R&D and Consultancy in Robotics | Kinematic Conversations
#25 | Abhinav Das: Cars, Wood and AI Robots | Kinematics Conversations
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#25 | Abhinav Das: Cars, Wood and AI Robots | Kinematics Conversations
#24 | Matt Freed: Embodied AGI: Less Than $10,000 | Kinematic Conversations
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#24 | Matt Freed: Embodied AGI: Less Than $10,000 | Kinematic Conversations
#23 | Lingkang Zhang: AR, Drones and Humanoids Kinematic Conversations
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#23 | Lingkang Zhang: AR, Drones and Humanoids Kinematic Conversations
#22 | Dr.-Ing. Eike Schäffer: 3D/XR tech & Robotics | Kinematic Conversations
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#22 | Dr.-Ing. Eike Schäffer: 3D/XR tech & Robotics | Kinematic Conversations
#21 | Daryl Lim: No-Code Robotics | Kinematics Conversations
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#21 | Daryl Lim: No-Code Robotics | Kinematics Conversations
#20 | Alex Enache: AI-Powered Entrepreneurship | Kinematic Conversations
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#20 | Alex Enache: AI-Powered Entrepreneurship | Kinematic Conversations

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  • @SUNs1591
    @SUNs1591 День тому

    so indian deeptech is just started but the level of companies and my the end of 2030 we will see indian deeptech which is already 6th largest startup ecosystem in deeptech seeing to 2nd/3rd very easily as our ecosystem is 3rd largest as of whole. But people like sanjeev doing things in unknown light of place and they also didn't know that india will do this better in startup in future, like in 2016 when sanjeev started he must thinking of self doubt as he is alone in journey of indian deeptech startups, mean only 100 deeptech companies back then to know almost 4000 deeptech startup. Sanjeev coming from no where to blasted the whole internet with there demos. Hope to see them going solve problems which sanjeev thought back in 2016.

  • @chetansonigara7935
    @chetansonigara7935 2 дні тому

    Sanjeev Sharma's journey has inspired me and many perception engineers who belong to india achieve autonomous car start companies without any support from investors I Salute 🫡 this men , i wish once life personally meet in future

  • @uuuummm9
    @uuuummm9 14 днів тому

    Oh, i worked with Robert. It will be interesting to listen 🙂

  • @uozrobotics
    @uozrobotics 27 днів тому

    Following thanks Ilir for these podcasts,

  • @russp1549
    @russp1549 Місяць тому

    Thoughtful and insightful questioning that allowed an expose of the guest's way of seeing and investigating the world of human interaction with society and technology

  • @johnparadise1747
    @johnparadise1747 2 місяці тому

    Nima is the man

  • @parisfrancepp
    @parisfrancepp 4 місяці тому

    🎉 great conversation ! I would have been interested diving deeper into the technical details I am also disappointed by the gap between the quality of the interview and the audio quality. The sound of the mics is pretty poor

    • @Ilir-Aliu
      @Ilir-Aliu 4 місяці тому

      I need to agree regarding the quality of the sound, working on it! Regarding the deeper dive into the technical details - this is a people's podcast, it is specifically meant to put the people and their story into focus, and NOT the tech.

  • @GrantCastillou
    @GrantCastillou 5 місяців тому

    It's becoming clear that with all the brain and consciousness theories out there, the proof will be in the pudding. By this I mean, can any particular theory be used to create a human adult level conscious machine. My bet is on the late Gerald Edelman's Extended Theory of Neuronal Group Selection. The lead group in robotics based on this theory is the Neurorobotics Lab at UC at Irvine. Dr. Edelman distinguished between primary consciousness, which came first in evolution, and that humans share with other conscious animals, and higher order consciousness, which came to only humans with the acquisition of language. A machine with only primary consciousness will probably have to come first. What I find special about the TNGS is the Darwin series of automata created at the Neurosciences Institute by Dr. Edelman and his colleagues in the 1990's and 2000's. These machines perform in the real world, not in a restricted simulated world, and display convincing physical behavior indicative of higher psychological functions necessary for consciousness, such as perceptual categorization, memory, and learning. They are based on realistic models of the parts of the biological brain that the theory claims subserve these functions. The extended TNGS allows for the emergence of consciousness based only on further evolutionary development of the brain areas responsible for these functions, in a parsimonious way. No other research I've encountered is anywhere near as convincing. I post because on almost every video and article about the brain and consciousness that I encounter, the attitude seems to be that we still know next to nothing about how the brain and consciousness work; that there's lots of data but no unifying theory. I believe the extended TNGS is that theory. My motivation is to keep that theory in front of the public. And obviously, I consider it the route to a truly conscious machine, primary and higher-order. My advice to people who want to create a conscious machine is to seriously ground themselves in the extended TNGS and the Darwin automata first, and proceed from there, by applying to Jeff Krichmar's lab at UC Irvine, possibly. Dr. Edelman's roadmap to a conscious machine is at arxiv.org/abs/2105.10461

  • @MaksymSutkovenko
    @MaksymSutkovenko 6 місяців тому

    Amazing podcast. Thanks. Keep doing it

    • @Ilir-Aliu
      @Ilir-Aliu 6 місяців тому

      @@MaksymSutkovenko thank you for your kind words

  • @MrNoipe
    @MrNoipe 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for the captions. Normalizing audio levels and getting a separate microphone would improve the podcast quality.

    • @Ilir-Aliu
      @Ilir-Aliu 6 місяців тому

      Thanks for your feedback!

  • @dr.-ing.eike.wolfram.schaffer
    @dr.-ing.eike.wolfram.schaffer 7 місяців тому

    Great exchange 😎🚀

  • @robertliebhart8738
    @robertliebhart8738 7 місяців тому

    Top! ❤

  • @NorthstarBrain
    @NorthstarBrain 8 місяців тому

    It was a pleasure to talk to you today, Ilir! This podcast will become the top 3 robotics podcasts in 2025. Keep up the great work!

  • @Ilir-Aliu
    @Ilir-Aliu 8 місяців тому

    If you want to get in contact with Robert: www.linkedin.com/in/robert-%EC%A7%80%EC%98%81-liebhart/

  • @road_balance
    @road_balance 8 місяців тому

    Good Insights, As a Korean I could definitely agree with what he said :) (One more piece of advice Mr Ilir, I think It would be much better if you tag his linkedIn & business website!)

  • @AGI.ROBOTICS
    @AGI.ROBOTICS 9 місяців тому

    Thanks ilir

  • @renansilvasantos615
    @renansilvasantos615 10 місяців тому

    🎉👏 Congratulations, Vanessa Loiola! 👏🎉 Your journey as an immigrant in Ireland and your achievements in the field of robotics are truly inspiring! Your talent and dedication are being recognized, and it's amazing to see you being hailed as the "robot queen". Keep shining and being an example of determination and success for all of us! We're proud of you!

    • @Ilir-Aliu
      @Ilir-Aliu 10 місяців тому

      This is so kind of you to say, thank you! I shared the comment with her!!

  • @vikasp-j1x
    @vikasp-j1x 10 місяців тому

    Its really a great podcast , iam a undergrad too currently in my 3rd semester will take the mentioned advice and motivation till the end of my life and happy to be a member in the whatsapp community (Goal Getters )

  • @darshj2729
    @darshj2729 11 місяців тому

    Amazing episode, worth watching!!

    • @Ilir-Aliu
      @Ilir-Aliu 10 місяців тому

      Thank you so much for your kind words!

  • @mansheelagarwal9400
    @mansheelagarwal9400 11 місяців тому

    Didn’t even skip a minute ! This was such a good follow up to the first podcast you had with him !

    • @Ilir-Aliu
      @Ilir-Aliu 10 місяців тому

      Glad that you like it, and Akshet was very informative, happy he took the time to answer some of the questions people had after the first episode.

  • @zbesh
    @zbesh Рік тому

    Nice podcast, this episode was indeed interesting.

    • @Ilir-Aliu
      @Ilir-Aliu Рік тому

      This dude just made my day! Thank you!!