Robotics is having an AI boom, but don\u2019t expect it to have a ChatGPT moment.<\/p>\n
In this episode of Build Mode, host Isabelle Johannesen sits down with Xavier Chi, co-founder of Mbodi, a startup building AI software that lets people teach industrial robots new skills using natural language.<\/p>\n
Xavier first joined Isabelle on the Startup Battlefield stage, where Mbodi became a crowd favorite with a live robot demo. Now, he\u2019s back to talk about what happened after Battlefield and why he believes this generation of AI could finally help robotics companies overcome some of the problems that have historically made them so difficult to scale.<\/p>\n
Xavier breaks down why traditional industrial automation still requires so much programming and customization, how Mbodi is working with ABB Robotics to bring its software into factories and warehouses, and why deploying robotics in the physical world creates a very different set of challenges from building traditional software. He also explains why robotics startups have struggled to build scalable software businesses and how generative AI could begin to change that.<\/p>\n
They also get into what VCs are looking for in robotics startups, how founders can de-risk an investment before fundraising, whether the excitement around humanoid robots is justified, and why Xavier believes robotics won\u2019t experience a single ChatGPT-like breakthrough. Plus, he explains why reliability is so critical on the factory floor \u2014 and how Mbodi recently achieved a 99.6% success rate during an eight-hour test.<\/p>\n
Chapters:
\n00:00 \u2014 Mbodi\u2019s unforgettable Startup Battlefield demo
\n01:32 \u2014 Why industrial automation is still so difficult
\n03:55 \u2014 What companies are actually using robots for
\n06:33 \u2014 How Mbodi landed its partnership with ABB Robotics
\n08:30 \u2014 Are startup competitions worth a founder\u2019s time?
\n10:00 \u2014 Why Xavier wanted to compete in Startup Battlefield
\n11:18 \u2014 The hardest question Mbodi faced at Battlefield
\n13:04 \u2014 Why robotics software has struggled to scale
\n16:35 \u2014 Raising venture capital for a robotics startup
\n18:02 \u2014 Convincing VCs you\u2019re the right team
\n19:12 \u2014 Do robots really need to look human?
\n21:42 \u2014 What needs to improve across the robotics stack
\n25:08 \u2014 What VCs want from robotics startups
\n28:00 \u2014 How to de-risk a robotics investment
\n30:06 \u2014 What\u2019s next for Mbodi
\n31:30 \u2014 When will robots enter our homes?
\n35:35 \u2014 Why robots can\u2019t afford to fail
\n36:01 \u2014 Mbodi\u2019s 99.6% reliability test<\/p>\n
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