Walden Robotics CEO on factory robot deployment: DARPA lessons, wheels vs. legs, and safety details
adnothing · x · 2026-09-16
Walden Robotics CEO Russ Tedrake joined Brad Porter's Deployed podcast to discuss what it takes to move robots from the lab onto real factory floors.
Key topics:
- DARPA lessons: how years of DARPA robotics work translate into commercial deployment practice
- Wheels vs. legs: the trade-offs between locomotion approaches in industrial settings
- Factory safety: requirements for robots operating alongside humans
- Deployment philosophy: success is all about the engineering details that only surface outside the lab
A dense conversation for anyone focused on real-world robot deployment rather than demos.
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