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Dan Mantz: Growing Interest in STEM, Soft Skills, and Labor Shortages | Sense Think Act Pod

In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Dan Mantz, who is the CEO of the Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation. The REC Foundation is a nonprofit that works with VEX Robotics to build int

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ep.357: Origin Story of the OAK-D, with Brandon Gilles

Brandon Gilles, the founder of Luxonis and maker of the OAK-D, describes the journey and the flexibility of the OAK-D line of products

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Cadell Last on Nietzsche, Transhumanism and Story

I have always wanted to discuss Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy and how it relates to technology and transhumanism. The problem is that a very short list of people will make me enjoy such a challengi

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Episode 120: Finding Your Passion

Peter and Dan discuss the topic of finding your passion and purpose. As Mark Twain said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” They talk abo

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In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Maria Telleria, who is a co-founder and the CTO of Canvas. Canvas makes a drywall finishing robot and is based in the Bay Area. In this interview, Maria talks ab

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Joscha Bach on AI, Cosmology, Existence and the Bible

Joscha Bach is a beautiful mind and a very rewarding interlocutor. No surprise I had many requests to have him back on my podcast. I apologize that it took 4 years but the good news is we are going to

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Episode 119: Profitability Maximizer

Dan and Peter discuss a tool “Profitability Maximizer” that helps entrepreneurs evaluate new product ideas. As Peter likes to say, “without a target you’ll miss it every time”, this scorecard will hel

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ep.356: Controlling a Drone After Sudden Rotor Failure #ICRA2022, with Sihao Sun

Dr. Sihao Sun discusses his award-winning research in the area of controlling the flight of a drone when faced with a sudden rotor failure.

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Announcing The Startup Tank Climate Investor Pitch Podcast

Are you a climate or impact startup looking for funding? Are you an investor looking for interesting world-positive companies to invest in?Then let me introduce you to The Startup Tank presented by 4W

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The Cassandra of Futurism Faith Popcorn: Futurism Doesn’t Come from the Past

Faith Popcorn founded her futurist marketing consultancy in 1974. She's been called “The Trend Oracle by the NY Times and “The Nostradamus of Marketing by Fortune. Faith is a trusted advisor to the CE

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ep.355: SLAM fused with Satellite Imagery #ICRA2022, with

John McConnell discusses the research presented at ICRA 2022 to reduce drift in SLAM algorithms by incorporating overhead satellite imagery.

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ep.355: SLAM fused with Satellite Imagery (ICRA 2022), with John McConnell

John McConnell discusses the research presented at ICRA 2022 to reduce drift in SLAM algorithms by incorporating overhead satellite imagery.

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Dan O’Mara: Turning Robotics Education on its Head | Sense Think Act Podcast #19

In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Dan O'Mara, who is the founder and COO of Circuit Launch and Mechlabs. Circuit Launch is a space for hardware entrepreneurs to work in Oakland, California, and M

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ep.353: Autonomous Flight Demo with CMU AirLab – ICRA Day 1, with Sebastian Scherer

Sebastian Scherer from CMU's Airlab gives us a demo at ICRA of their Autonomous Flight Control AI. Their approach aims to cooperate with human pilots and act the way they would.

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ep.352: Robotics Grasping and Manipulation Competition Spotlight, with Yu Sun

Yu Sun, previous chair of the Robotics Grasping and Manipulation Competition, speaks on the value that this competition brought to the robotics community.

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ep.351: Early Days of ICRA Competitions, with Bill Smart

Bill Smart, one fo the early ICRA Competition Chairs, dives into the high-level decisions involved with creating a meaningful competition.

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Duckietown Competition Spotlight

Rubber Duckies are the passengers at the Duckietown autonomous driving competition.

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Episode 118: Individuals Changing the World

Peter and Dan discuss individuals who are changing the world, spotlighting Dean Kamen, an inventor who has an amazing moonshot of regenerating human organs. Imagine having a supply of “spare organs”:

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The Startup Tank Climate Investor Pitch Podcast – Swiss Startup Edition

Are you a climate or impact startup looking for funding? Are you an investor looking for interesting world-positive companies to invest in?Welcome to The Startup Tank presented by 4WARD.VC 4WARD.VC an

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Afreez Gan: Open Source Robot Dog, Kickstarter, and Home Robots | Sense Think Act Podcast #

In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Afreez Gan, who is the founder and CEO of MangDang; MangDang is a Chinese startup that makes Minipupper, an open source robot dog that uses the Robot Operating S

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Kendall Haven on Story Proof: The Science Behind the Startling Power of Story

Dr. Kendall Haven isthe only West Point graduate to ever become a professional storyteller. Haven holds a Doctorate in Oceanography and spent eight years as a Senior Research Scientist for the Departm

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Episode 117: Blockchain Changing Business Models

Peter and Dan discuss the foundational new technology blockchain and how it will ultimately disrupt every industry: from finance and real estate, to sports and e-commerce. In this episode: Peter talks

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Interactive Perception at Toyota Research Institute

Dr. Carolyn Matl, Research Scientist at Toyota Research Institute, explains why Interactive Perception and soft tactile sensors are critical for manipulating challenging objects such as liquids, grain

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Brian Boyd on the Origin of Stories

Brian Boyd is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His work has appeared in 20 languages and has won awards on four continents. Most importantly, Prof. Boyd is the a

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Dayo McIntosh: A Robot Mixologist to Spark Wellness Talks | Sense Think Act Podcast #17

In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Dayo McIntosh, who is the founder of Yateou; Yateou is an early-stage startup that makes wellness products and has a customer facing robot, ADE, that personalize

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Autonomous Need for Speed

Joe Speed, VP of Product at ApexAI, dives into the current multi-year development process of bringing a car to market, and how ApexAI will transform this process into the shorter development time we s

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Helen Greiner: Solar Powered Robotic Weeding | Sense Think Act Podcast #16

In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Helen Greiner, CEO at Tertill, which makes a small solar powered weeding robot for vegetable gardens. The conversation begins with an overview of Helen's previou

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Episode 116: Long-Term Thinking

Peter and Dan talk about the importance of long-term thinking when planning a new venture, making a 25 year commitment for Abundance360 and the value created by this way of thinking. Asking yourself t

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Mimicking the Five Senses, On Chip

Rob Telson dives into the Akida SOC from BrainChip, which is mimicking the five senses from the human brain on a low-powered chip.

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John Smart: Foresight is Your Hidden Superpower

John Smart has taught and written for over 20 years on topics like foresight and futurism as well as the drivers, opportunities, and problems of exponential processes throughout human history. John is

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Jonah Sachs on Winning the Story Wars and ReWriting the Human Story

Jonah Sachs is an author, speaker, and viral marketing pioneer. He helped create some of the world’s first and most heralded digital social change campaigns. Jonah Sachs is also the author of Winning

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Event Cameras – An Evolution in Visual Data Capture

I have always wanted to discuss Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy and how it relates to technology and transhumanism. The problem is that a very short list of people will make me enjoy such a challengi3