Episode 31: Digital Twins and IoT for Robotics

In this episode of Over the Air – IoT, Connected Devices, & the Journey, Ryan Prosser, CEO of Very, is joined by Kiva Allgood, President, CEO, and Board Member at Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation. They discuss how Sarcos is bringing industrial robotics and exoskeletons to life. They further talk about the role of IoT in product development and how to quickly bring these innovations to market in a way that has the greatest commercial viability.

They cover:

• Delivering futuristic and interesting products that have commercial viability
• The implication of an aging workforce and declining skilled workers
• Frameworks for achieving measurable business value in the industrial landscape
• The workforce and the future of IoT
• The electrification of robots
• Robotics as a service 
• Digital twins and IoT solutions for robotics
• Why does robotics aspire to build products with human dexterity and kinematics equivalents?
• Power-to-weight ratio and energy considerations for robotics
• Achieving autonomous tasks capability
• Kiva’s perspective of a CEO’s function in driving company growth
• The growing value of robotics-as-a-Service
• Approaches to efficient commercialization of robotics products

Kiva Allgood is the President, CEO, and Board Member at Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation. Kiva’s recent industry awards include San Diego Business Woman of the Year, RCR Wireless’s Top 50 Industrial Innovators, and Connected World’s Women of M2M.

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