Forging The Future with Chris Howard

About Forging The Future with Chris Howard

Join Chris Howard, Founder and CEO of Softeq, as he interviews knowledgeable leaders in the innovation spectrum, including CEOs, CTOs, R&D professionals, and start-up founders. Real conversations, technology, and processes of bringing new ideas to market.

Publisher

Chris Howard

Category

business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Nov 2022

Latest episode

10 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

130 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Sept 2026

   Andy Lonsberry of Path Robotics on Why Physical AI Is Ready for the Factory Floor

   Host Chris Howard interviews Andy Lonsberry, CTO of Path Robotics, about how physical AI solves manufacturing's skilled labor gap and drives production growth.

2. 

   27 Aug 2026

   Why 85% of Robot Infrastructure Costs Aren't the Robot: Dan Cummins on Physical AI

   Host Chris Howard interviews Dell Technologies Fellow Dan Cummins about the challenges and opportunities of deploying physical AI at enterprise scale, emphasizing systems thinking for future engineers.

3. 

   13 Aug 2026

   Lights Out: Why Fully Automated Factories Are Closer Than You Think

   Product Management Director at Intel Ben Tan and host Chris Howard discuss how fully automated factories are closer than expected, driven by edge AI and domain-specific models.

Who has been a guest on Forging The Future with Chris Howard

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Andy Lonsberry
• Dan Cummins
• Ben Tan
• Dr Irina von Rosen
• Brian McCarson

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

212,734

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

99

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

71

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