Michael Gale's Futures In Focus Daniel Theobold - The Future of Robotics
Daniel Theobold, CEO and founder of Veter Robotics, discusses the future of robotics and its integration into various industries over the next decade. He emphasizes the importance of human-robot collaboration, as robots are still limited in handling unexpected situations. The mass adoption of robots has been hindered by the belief that robots can entirely replace human workers, but successful integration involves utilizing the strengths of both humans and robots. In controlled environments like warehouses, collaborative robot arms and mobile robots are making progress, being designed to work safely with humans and navigate more freely. However, outside controlled environments, such as on highways, fully autonomous robots face challenges due to the complexity of interacting with untrained humans and diverse scenarios.
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