Walden Robotics CEO: factory robots need remote fallback, demos only tell part of the story
adnothing · x · 2026-11-06
Walden Robotics co-founder and CEO Russ Tedrake joined Brian Heater at SOSV's Deep Tech Summit to discuss Large Behavior Models and lessons from deploying robots in factories.
- Zero-shot performance and impressive demos only tell part of the story; factories are full of unexpected situations, and robots must recognize when they need help
- Walden's approach: remote assistants step in when needed, keeping robots productive while generating valuable training data to improve autonomy
- As robots get more capable, the goal is for one human to support more and more robots over time
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