At this Thursday Nights in AI, hosts Ali Rohde and Josh Albrecht discussed the future of robotics and computer vision, and the role of AI in the space. Special thanks to Respell for hosting us in their wonderful office! Michelle is the CEO and founder of Medra. Medra is at the forefront of laboratory automation, leveraging state-of-the-art robotics and computer vision technologies to streamline wet lab tasks. The company is backed by top investors including Nat Friedman, Lux, Neo, and Outset Capital. Before Medra, Michelle earned her PhD at the Stanford AI Lab, and interned at McKinsey, SpaceX, and NVIDIA. ---------------------------------------- About Outset Capital: Outset Capital is led by Ali Rohde, Kanjun Qiu, and Josh Albrecht — AI practitioners investing in AI, deeptech, and the future of work. We back companies at the outset and love to be the first check in. About Imbue: Imbue is an AI research company aiming to rekindle the dream of the personal computer—by creating practical AI agents that can accomplish larger goals and safely work for us in the real world. They are hiring! https://imbue.com/careers About WndrCo: Founded in 2016 by Sujay Jaswa, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and ChenLi Wang, WndrCo builds & invests in companies whose products are revolutionizing how people live and work. WndrCo's investments include 1Password, Aura, Databricks, Figma, Material Security, and Pilot. https://bit.ly/tnai-wndrco --------------------------------------------------------------- Ali Rohde: https://x.com/RohdeAli Josh Albrecht: https://x.com/joshalbrecht Michelle Lee: https://x.com/michellearning Outset Capital: https://x.com/outsetcap Imbue: https://x.com/imbue_ai Wndrco: https://x.com/WndrCoLLC