by RobCo
RobTalk. The autonomous robotics podcast from RobCo. Real talks on Physical AI. What works. What breaks. From first deployments to systems that handle real-world complexity. Insights for engineers, operations leaders, and robotics enthusiasts. New episodes every month. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.
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June 25, 2026
Industry 5.0 is not a tech upgrade. It is a different question entirely. Where Industry 4.0 asked what machines can do, Industry 5.0 asks where we want to be as a society. That shift changes everything: Who writes the standards, what factories are optimized for, and what the real role of AI and robotics actually is. You'll gain insights into: - what Industry 5.0 really is, why it comes from a completely different place than 4.0, and what that means for how technology is built and used - the three pillars that define it: human centricity, sustainability and resilience - how RobCo is already putting these principles into practice More about RobCo: Website:https://www.rob.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/robco-therobotcompany/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robco_therobotcompany/ Chapter markers 00:00 Industry 5.0: Rebranding or real shift? 02:26 Industry 1.0 08:07 Industry 2.0 15:09 Industry 3.0 18:20 Industry 4.0 25:49 Industry 5.0 33:40 Why robots are the only path forward 35:16 RobCo's role in Industry 5.0 41:51 What's happening next?
May 28, 2026
How do robots go from human instruction to real movement? Telling a robot to “pick up a box” sounds simple. But behind that command is a complex chain of decisions: understanding language, interpreting the environment, choosing the right action and turning it into physical movement. In this episode, Clemens (Principal Engineer) and Robert (Robotics Engineer & Researcher) explain how RobCo approaches this challenge with ALFIE - combining classical robotics, AI models, sensors, safety systems and real-world industrial requirements. You'll gain insights into: - the three-layer hierarchy (System 2 / System 1 / System 0) that turns language into motor currents - why physical grounding is the hardest unsolved problem in robotics today - how 100-200 demonstrations are enough to fine-tune Alfie on a new use case - why methods that brought man to the moon are now central to physical AI More about RobCo: Website:https://www.rob.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/robco-therobotcompany/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robco_therobotcompany/ Chapter markers 00:00 Controlling robots with language 00:32 Meet Clemens and Robert 02:22 System 2, 1, 0: How robots think 04:35 The driving analogy explained 06:28 What's the hardest part of the chain? 07:15 Translating language into robot action 08:43 What really happens when you say "pick up the glass" 11:04 Why neural nets find their own language 15:21 Introducing Alfie 21:09 Pre-training + fine-tuning a robot 24:49 How commands become motor currents 28:31 Top 3 questions from Hannover Messe 35:04 The funniest moment at the trade fair 38:02 What makes Alfie different 40:28 World models: The next big unlock?
April 30, 2026
How do you actually teach an AI-powered robot? For decades, robots in industry have followed one principle: You program every single step. Every movement. Every position. Every exception. And if something changes, you start again. That approach is reaching its limits. As environments become less structured and processes more dynamic, the question shifts: How do you move from programming robots… to teaching them? You'll gain insights into: - how to physically guide a robot arm - what a VR headset, a gripper replica, and a helmet camera have in common - why data quality matters more than data quantity - how close we really are to just talking to a robot and getting an answer More about RobCo: Website:https://www.rob.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/robco-therobotcompany/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robco_therobotcompany/ Chapter markers 00:00 How do you actually teach an AI robot? 01:13 Traditional robot programming 03:08 RobFlow: no-code meets the factory floor 05:30 Overview: Five ways to teach a robot 06:21 Method 1: moving the arm by hand 08:23 Method 2: the leader arm and haptic feedback 10:41 Method 3: VR goggles as a teaching device 15:39 Method 4: the gripper replica in your hand 17:47 Method 5: motion capture and ego data 22:00 Rich data vs. massive data: What works better? 27:09 How far away is voice-controlled robotics? 31:10 Why humanoid hardware is still the bottleneck 35:42 Learning robots open a completely new dimension 39:00 We're using AI like a typewriter, what's next?
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RobTalk. The autonomous robotics podcast from RobCo.
Real talks on Physical AI. What works. What breaks.
From first deployments to systems that handle real-world complexity.
Insights for engineers, operations leaders, and robotics enthusiasts.
New episodes every month. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.
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