Ep 57 - Vertical vs Horizontal Integration in Tech

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Automate It: A Robotics Podcast

Polymath Robotics

63 episodes

6 days ago

Each week, the co-founders of Polymath Robotics sit down to give you the inside scoop on the robotics industry. They'll share war stories, weird facts, and little-known approaches to working with robots (with a special focus on autonomous vehicles). About the hosts: Stefan Seltz-Axmacher is the CEO of Polymath Robotics, and is best known as the founder of Starsky Robotics, an early autonomous trucking pioneer. Ilia Baranov, CTO, was employee # 10 at Clearpath Robotics, has led teams at Amazon's home robot division, and owned the ROS repo after Willow Garage shut down.

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Ep 57 - Vertical vs Horizontal Integration in Tech

Automate It: A Robotics Podcast

43 minutes 5 seconds

7 months ago

Ep 57 - Vertical vs Horizontal Integration in Tech

On Ep 57 of Automate It, Stefan and Ilia get into Polymath Robotics' latest progress—scaling the team, launching new customer projects, and pushing forward despite the usual challenges.

Then they play the robot game, brainstorming how machine learning could help identify high-value recyclables -- devolving into "spot the $10 treasure," complete with GPU budgets, conveyor belt chaos, and the eternal battle between processing speed and precision.

Then, they tackle the vertical vs. horizontal integration debate—when to build, when to buy, and how to avoid the costly mistakes of legacy autonomy. Plus, a deep dive into Polymath’s approach to testing and development, from cost-effective sensor trials to the surprising impact of RF interference in agricultural automation.