Where the Internet Lives Reimagining Manufacturing
Jan 28, 2026
Wendy Tan White, CEO of Intrinsic and former founder/investor in hardware and AI startups, talks about making robotics and AI accessible for smaller manufacturers. She explains software that lets robots see, feel, and adapt. Discussions cover reconfigurable factory layouts, simulation for safe deployment, cloud-trained robot vision, and how automation can upskill workers and enable small-batch customization.
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Democratize Robotics To Expand Access
- Democratizing robotics lowers barriers so small manufacturers can compete globally.
- Wendy Tan White frames accessibility as as important as algorithmic advances.
Family Sparked A Tech Career
- Wendy's parents influenced her tech path: her dad soldered circuits and her mother became a computer scientist.
- Those early role models shaped her interest in making technology accessible.
Pre-Train Models In The Cloud
- Use AI and cloud pre-training so robots can see, feel, and learn objects instead of hard-coding every case.
- Pre-train vision and grasping models in the cloud to handle new objects and complex tasks.