AMR Navigation Podcast with Zachary Dydek

Empty shelves at the grocery store – what is the solution? Vecna Robotics is a technology company that is using robotics and artificial intelligence to solve material handling and logistics problems. We talk with Vecna Robotics’ CTO, Zac Dydek, about how humans and robots work together, what the future of automated material handling looks like, and how people react to robotics and AI in the field.

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