AI Robots with Purpose with Jake Loosararian of Gecko Robotics | E1947

(0:00) Jake Loosararian of Gecko Robotics joins Jason.
(3:01) The purpose-designed robots being built at Gecko.
(7:03) Origin story behind Jake’s startup.
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(10:38) Show us the robots!
(17:43) Details on the frequency of needed infrastructure inspections.
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(23:39) The value of “bear hugging” your key customers.
(27:42) Bridging physical and digital with Gecko’s Cantilever digital twins.
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(33:50) Extending the value of inspections with fixed sensors.
(46:47) Opening up the conversation to the AI data collected.
(54:44) Why some robotics companies fail while others succeed.
(1:02:14) The “BOM” of current and future robots.
(1:06:29) Where humanoid robots may first be “employed”.
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[@user-ux7jk4dk8n]

when u say it's ai companies with contracts that are expiring due to requirements not being met: that is pretty much any government contract for any project whether it's ai, IT, or fighter jets. but u bring up such an amazing point only 50 seconds into the video. excited to listen to the rest. jcal: i love you man.

[@brendanreid8241]

Jake you should look into Thermal imaging on high voltage lines, These jobs have always been notoriously challenging and expensive to maintain.

[@brendanreid8241]

Nema 7 robotics in hydrocarbons would be interesting to see. Cool episode guys 🙏🏼

[@brendanreid8241]

$75 bucks an hour is about the average wage for high scaling maintenance workers gents.

[@brandonreed09]

Wouldn't it just be easier and cheaper using a flying drone?

[@brendanreid8241]

Can’t in some places to tight to fly anything in.

[@thr1525]

This was a fantastic and informative pod … except JCal starting hallucinating and riffing off topic - robots that will walk your dog! - even as the guy was saying these kind of consumer use cases are far from the use cases we are now actually quantifying and monetizing valuable infrastructure use-cases. Humanoid robots are not relevant in this space now/not by a long shot … Sometimes, Jcal: shut up!