After the cucumbers AI - a robot for industrial applications

A few months ago we interviewed Albert van Breemen and he presented his cucumber robot. Now they developed an industrial solution.

In this episode, we dive into the evolution of AI robotics, exploring how lessons from cucumber-picking robots are now revolutionizing industrial inspection. We sit down with Wouter from VBTI to unpack the journey from complex greenhouse challenges to the development of Adam One—an inspection robot that doesn’t just automate, but truly understands the task at hand.

We reflect on the unique technical hurdles, the fusion of multiple AI models, and the potential for scalable, domain-specific foundation models. As always, we bring our authentic curiosity and skepticism to the latest industry trends, from federated learning revivals to the shifting boundaries of edge and cloud AI. Join us for a conversation that connects practical innovation with the big questions shaping industrial AI.

Siemens

https://www.siemens.com/global/en.html

Roland Busch

https://new.siemens.com/global/en/company/about/management/roland-busch.html

CES (Consumer Electronics Show)

https://www.ces.tech/

Bosch

https://www.bosch.com/

Yann Le Cun

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yann_LeCun

Federated Learning

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federated_learning

OPC Foundation

https://opcfoundation.org/

OPC UA (Unified Architecture)

https://opcfoundation.org/about/opc-technologies/opc-ua/

Resource Description Framework (RDF)

https://www.w3.org/RDF/

Boston Dynamics Atlas

https://www.bostondynamics.com/atlas/

Hyundai Motor Group

https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/company/newsroom/hyundai-motor-group-completes-acquisition-of-boston-dynamics-0000016337

Neura Robotics

https://www.neura-robotics.com/

European Robotics Forum

https://erf2024.eu/

World Economic Forum (Davos)

https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/

The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheMagicMountain

Path Robotics

https://www.path-robotics.com/

ASML

https://www.asml.com/

Blender

https://www.blender.org/

Moondream (Vision Language Model)

https://github.com/itsnamgyu/moondream

VBTI

https://www.vbti.nl/

Adam One (Inspection Robot)

https://www.vbti.nl/adam-one/