"Can I pay you to automate this?" Stefan Seltz-Axmacher kept getting asked the same question about automating industrial vehicles, so he co-founded Polymath Robotics. You'll like this interview if you're interested in the challenges and opportunities for mobile robots in industrial spaces. With Stefan Seltz-Axmacher and Ilia Baranov from Polymath Robotics. EPISODE LINKS - Full transcript: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts/3-easy-autonomous-navigation-for-industrial-vehicles-because-people-keep-asking-for-it.html - Polymath Robotics' website: https://www.polymathrobotics.com - Polymath Robotics' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/polymath-robotics/ - Polymath Robotics' ๐: https://twitter.com/PolymathRobots - Polymath Robotics' Github: https://github.com/polymathrobotics - Stefan Seltz-Axmacher LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanseltzaxmacher/ - Ilia Baranov's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iliabaranov/ - Info on the Automate It! podcast: https://www.polymathrobotics.com/blog/podcast-launch PODCAST LINKS - Watch and discuss on ๐: https://www.x.com/audrow - Watch or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/74jWpWiLwsasY2QHtDcl8I - Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audrow-nash-podcast/id1716486786 - Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@audrow - Main podcast site: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audrow1 - RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e2666f60/podcast/rss - Full transcripts: https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts - Podcast Github: https://github.com/audrow-nash-podcast OUTLINE (00:00:00) - Start (00:02:47) - Introducing Stefan, Ilia, and Polymath Robotics (00:04:33) - Let's stop reinventing the wheel (00:23:11) - Is your code open-source? (00:26:34) - Why focus on mobile robots? (00:29:20) - Stefan's experience starting Starsky Robotics (00:33:45) - A good task to automate and not get lit on fire (00:36:29) - Integrating with sensors (00:39:15) - Approaching the problem from another side than most robotics startups (00:42:57) - Ambitions for Polymath Robotics (00:47:58) - Running a different kind of business with fewer hats (00:50:22) - Stefan's bankrun t-shirt campaign (00:54:30) - How Polymath plans to grow (00:57:14) - How Polymath uses machine learning (01:01:30) - Big and expensive vehicles are easier to automate? (01:07:45) - Thoughts on AI and Machine Learning (01:15:40) - Making safety certified systems (01:27:12) - Live demo! (01:31:52) - Web tools and robotics (01:38:57) - Automate It podcast (01:49:57) - Advice for getting involved in robotics (01:54:27) - Stefan's former startup experience and path to Polymath (02:00:54) - Thoughts on side projects (02:04:50) - What Stefan and Ilia are excited about in robotics