36. Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza (Elysium Robotics) on robotics

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Activation Energy

Selma Duhovic

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36. Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza (Elysium Robotics) on robotics

Activation Energy

25 minutes 22 seconds

1 year ago

36. Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza (Elysium Robotics) on robotics

Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza of Elysium Robotics talks about actuation, movement, and robotics.

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(00:00) Introduction
(00:39) Rodrigo’s professional background
(03:04) Motivation for founding Elysium
(04:17) Elysium’s technology
(05:45) Limitations of current robotic systems
(07:02) Suite of robotic technologies
(08:09) Actuation
(10:19) Technical performance metrics
(12:06) Target applications
(14:38) Traction
(15:50) Milestones
(16:20) Economics and affordability
(17:45) Market opportunity
(19:20) Scalability
(20:17) Challenges
(21:26) Long-term implications
(23:40) Vision