RealSense VP on AgenticROS: Letting AI Agents Directly Control Physical Robots
chrismatthieu · x · 2026-09-24
Chris Matthieu, VP of Developer Ecosystem at RealSense, joined the MachineMinds podcast to discuss AgenticROS, his experimental system that gives AI agents direct access to ROS so they can perceive and control physical robots. His robot Bob can already use camera data to locate him, compute his position, drive its wheels, and follow him around a room without explicitly programmed behaviors.
Key points:
- RealSense evolved from an Intel incubator project into an independent company; depth perception is becoming foundational infrastructure for physical AI
- Builders who avoid ROS often recreate existing infrastructure — leveraging the ROS ecosystem dramatically accelerates robotics development
- Open source, cheaper hardware, and AI coding tools are sharply lowering the barrier to building real robotic systems
- Matthieu has 40+ years in tech and five startup exits, previously an entrepreneur in residence at Intel
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