Kristian Kassow: A pioneer in the cobot industry speaks

In Episode 222 of The Robotic Record Podcast, hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman summarize the significant robotics information of the week. Our visitor today is Kristian Kassow, creator and chief executive officer of Kassow Robots.

Kristian Kassow, chief executive officer and creator of Kassow Robots.

In the ever-evolving globe of robotics, he attracts attention as a leader. As the founder of Universal Robots and the handling supervisor of Kassow Robots, Kristian has actually gone to the leading edge of establishing collective robotics, likewise called cobots, which are changing sectors worldwide. In a current discussion, he shared his trip and understandings right into the future of robotics.

Kristian’s trip started with a vision to produce light-weight, simple robotic arms. This vision resulted in the starting of Universal Robots, where he played an important function in establishing the initial collective robotics. Today, at Kassow Robots, Kristian remains to introduce, concentrating on seven-axis cobots that supply improved adaptability and accuracy.

Among the standout attributes of Kassow Robots is its seven-axis cobots. These robotics are made to get rid of the restrictions of standard six-axis arms, especially in staying clear of selfhoods and operating in limited rooms. The extra axis supplies higher flexibility of motion, making these pressure- and power-limited robotics appropriate for intricate jobs in numerous sectors.

Program timeline

• 1:55– Introduction to Memorandum from Sunday Robotics
• 10:10– Information of the week
• 24:56– Meeting with Kristian Kassow, creator and chief executive officer, Kassow Robotics

Information of the week

North American robotic orders enhance in Q3 2025, reports A3

Non-automotive markets led device orders as firms made financial investments to resolve labor force obstacles and reshoring prices, claimed A3.

After a decrease in 2015 and constant sales in the initial fifty percent of 2025, North American robotic orders boosted in the Q3 of 2025, according to the Organization for Progressing Automation, or A3.

Third-quarter orders amounted to 8,806 robotics valued at $574 million, an 11.6% rise in systems, an 11.6% rise in systems and a 17.2% surge in earnings compared to the very same duration in 2024. In the initial fifty percent of 2025, robotic orders had actually boosted by 4.3%, and earnings had actually climbed 7.5% from the very same duration in 2015.

A3 kept in mind that crucial development markets in Q3 consisted of food and durable goods, in addition to vehicle OEMs. Extra gains originated from steels and all various other sectors, adding to broad-based renovation throughout the quarter. By comparison, vehicle part orders, as did plastics and rubber, mirroring sector-specific funding downturns, claimed A3.

Zoox uses its initial public self-governing adventures in San Francisco

Zoox revealed that its Zoox Explorers program is stay in San Francisco. The firm is welcoming participants of the general public off its waiting list to be amongst the initial to obtain an independent trip.

The firm’s Travelers effort welcomes individuals to ride totally free and share important comments to aid fine-tune the experience prior to it ranges. To sign up with the waiting list, very early bikers can download and install the Zoox application from the iphone or Android Application Shop.

Previously this year, Zoox released its solution in Las Las vega. It is presently evaluating its fleet in a number of various other cities, consisting of Seattle, Austin, Miami, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C.

Waymo is introducing driverless robotaxis in 5 even more cities

Waymo’s brand-new solution map in the San Francisco Bay Location.|Resource: Waymo

Waymo is bringing driverless robotaxis to 5 brand-new cities: Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando. It presently runs self-governing robotaxis in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix Metro, and San Francisco.

The firm is getting rid of human safety and security motorists in Miami, and it will certainly start in the staying 4 cities over the coming weeks. To begin, the self-driving robotaxis will certainly be readily available just to Waymo workers in each of these cities. It intends to open up solutions to the general public in 2026.

Waymo claimed it will certainly start preparing for an industrial launch of robotaxi solutions in New Orleans, Minneapolis, and Tampa Fl, Fla. Nevertheless, the firm did not provide a timeline for the launches.

Kroger closes down 3 Ocado storehouses

Ocado has a 50% share in the U.K. grocery store retail service.

Kroger claimed it closed down 3 Ocado micro-fulfillment storehouses since they were not fulfilling efficiency and productivity criteria, resulting in a $2.6 billion fee. The firm claimed it is reorganizing its ecommerce service to concentrate on productivity.

While it is shutting these automated centers, Kroger is broadening its use in-store satisfaction and collaborations with third-party shipment solutions like Instacart and DoorDash. The firm mentioned the adhering to obstacles as factors for its closure choice:

• Absence of productivity: The Ocado-powered satisfaction facilities were also pricey to run and did not produce sufficient earnings to warrant their high set prices.
• Critical change: Kroger is relocating far from depending only on substantial, central storehouses and changing in the direction of an extra lucrative version that utilizes its current shop network to accomplish on-line orders and companions with existing quick shipment firms.
• Efficiency problems: The choice adhered to a testimonial that discovered 3 of the 8 automated satisfaction facilities did not satisfy the efficiency or demand-density limits required to be effective.
• Monetary effect: The closures belong to a strategy to boost electronic productivity by around $400 million in 2026 and will certainly lead to a single problems fee of $2.6 billion

Meet Memorandum, the brand-new humanoid robotic from Sunday Robotics

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