What do AI, robotics, and premium wine grapes have in common? Everything, as it turns out. In this episode, we explore viticultural robotics a revolutionary project combining machine learning, spectroscopic sensors, and VR-controlled robotics to tackle one of agriculture’s trickiest challenges: harvesting delicate wine grapes worth over $6,000 per tonne. Fro ... Show More
Apr 17
984: Building AI Agents Where 99.9% Accuracy Isn't Good Enough, with Raju Malhotra
Raju Malhotra, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Certinia, talks to Jon Krohn about the so-called SaaSpocalypse and how agentic AI is proving the doomsayers wrong. Listen to the episode to hear more about Certinia’s work with Salesforce and building with Agentforce 360, the ... Show More
29m 18s
Apr 14
983: AI in the Classroom: How a Top Elementary School Is Doing It Right, with Principal Traci Walker Griffith
My guest today took a public school that was about to be shut down and turned it into the number one school in Boston, and AI is her latest secret weapon. In a long-overdue episode on AI for supporting children’s education, hear directly from Principal Traci Walker Griffith how h ... Show More
1h 12m
Oct 2024
Tesla's Road Ahead: The Bitter Lesson in Robotics
<p>What does Rich Sutton’s "Bitter Lesson" reveal about the decisions Tesla is making in its pursuit of autonomy?</p><p>In this episode, we dive into Tesla’s recent "We, Robot" event, where they unveiled bold plans for the unsupervised full-self-driving Cybercab, Robovan, and Opt ... Show More
36m 46s
Jul 2024
Altrove: Harnessing AI and Automation to Innovate Material Science
<p>In this episode of "The AI Podcast," host Eli Schafer explores how the French startup Altrove is revolutionizing the field of material science. Discover how Altrove leverages advanced AI models and automated lab processes to predict and create new, stable materials, overcoming ... Show More
8m 13s
Jan 2025
The future of robotic surgery
<p>Guest <a href="https://profiles.stanford.edu/264302">Renee Zhao</a> works at the cutting-edge of robotic surgery – literally. Emboldened by advances in 3D-printing and miniaturization, she builds “millibots,” magnet-controlled, millimeter-scale soft robots that navigate the bl ... Show More
33m 32s
Sep 2024
Machina Labs’ Edward Mehr on Autonomous Blacksmith Bots and More - Ep. 232
Edward Mehr works where AI meets the anvil. The company he cofounded, Machina Labs, blends the latest advancements in robotics and AI to form metal into countless shapes for use in defense, aerospace, and more. The company’s applications accelerate design and innovation, enabling ... Show More
37m 25s
