Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | Boris Sofman is the Senior Director Of Engineering and Head of Trucking at Waymo, formerly the Google Self-Driving Car project. He was also the CEO and co-founder of Anki, a home robotics company. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:– LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack– Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil– ROKA: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order– Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit– BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off
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OUTLINE:Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.(00:00) – Introduction(07:32) – Robots in science fiction(13:13) – Cozmo(38:28) – AI companions(45:23) – Anki(1:10:56) – Waymo Via(1:42:34) – Sensor suites for long haul trucking(1:52:30) – Machine learning(2:10:26) – Waymo vs Tesla(2:21:02) – Safety and risk management(2:30:06) – Societal effects of automation(2:41:11) – Amazon Astro(2:45:35) – Challenges of the robotics industry(2:50:03) – Humanoid robotics(2:57:06) – Advice for getting a PhD in robotics(3:04:37) – Advice for robotics startups(3:15:43) – Advice for students
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