{"id":15525,"date":"2025-10-11T18:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T09:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=15525"},"modified":"2025-10-11T18:16:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T09:16:17","slug":"a-dialog-with-palladyne-ais-ben-wolff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=15525","title":{"rendered":"A dialog with Palladyne AI&#8217;s Ben Wolff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2187330458&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In Episode 216 of <em>The Robotic Report<\/em> Podcast, hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the main robotics information of the week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_585654\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-585654\" class=\"size-full wp-image-585654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ben-wolff-250x250-1.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of ben wolff.\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ben-wolff-250x250-1.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ben-wolff-250x250-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ben-wolff-250x250-1-238x238.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-585654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Wolff, CEO of Palladyne AI. Credit score: Palladyne AI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On this episode, we sit down with Ben Wolff, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/tag\/palladyne-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palladyne AI<\/a>, to debate the corporate\u2019s modern strides within the AI and robotics trade.<\/p>\n<p>We dive into their deal with simplifying robotic programming via an enhanced person interface, the event of autonomous swarming expertise for drones, and their dedication to creating hardware-agnostic AI options.<\/p>\n<p>Wolff shares insights into some great benefits of edge computing and emphasizes a customer-centric strategy to product growth, making certain that their choices are indispensable to customers.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69eb5256341e4\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69eb5256341e4\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69eb5256341e4\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=15525\/#Present_timeline\" title=\"Present timeline\">Present timeline<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=15525\/#Information_of_the_week\" title=\"Information of the week\">Information of the week<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=15525\/#ABB_Group_to_promote_ABB_Robotics_to_SoftBank_for_5375B\" title=\"ABB Group to promote ABB Robotics to SoftBank for $5.375B\">ABB Group to promote ABB Robotics to SoftBank for $5.375B<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=15525\/#Boston_Dynamics_exhibits_newest_humanoid_hand_design\" title=\"Boston Dynamics exhibits newest humanoid hand design\">Boston Dynamics exhibits newest humanoid hand design<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=15525\/#Determine_AI_designs_Determine_03_humanoid_for_AI_house_use_and_scaling\" title=\"Determine AI designs Determine 03 humanoid for AI, house use, and scaling\">Determine AI designs Determine 03 humanoid for AI, house use, and scaling<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=15525\/#SPONSOR\" title=\"SPONSOR\">SPONSOR<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Present_timeline\"><\/span>Present timeline<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>08:08 \u2013 Information of the week<\/li>\n<li>36:15 \u2013 Dialog with Tanmay Agarwal, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parallaxworlds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parallax Worlds<\/a><\/li>\n<li>42:25 \u2013 Dialog with Ben Wolff, CEO of Palladyne AI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Information_of_the_week\"><\/span>Information of the week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ABB_Group_to_promote_ABB_Robotics_to_SoftBank_for_5375B\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/abb-group-sells-abb-robotics-softbank-5-3b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>ABB Group to promote ABB Robotics to SoftBank for $5.375B<\/b><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>ABB Group is divesting its ABB Robotics &amp; Discrete Automation division to SoftBank Group Corp. for $5.375 billion. The Zurich-based<a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/tag\/abb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> firm<\/a> had introduced plans to spin off the unit throughout an earnings name in April. On the time, it famous that orders and revenues had fallen sharply from 2023 to early 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/tag\/softbank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SoftBank<\/a>\u2019s different robotics investments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2012, SoftBank acquired Aldebaran Robotics for $100 million, rebranded it as SoftBank Robotics in 2016, and offered it as SoftBank Robotics Europe to United Robotics Group in 2022. In June 2025, Aldebaran went into receivership.<\/li>\n<li>In 2018, SoftBank invested $375 million in Zume Pizza, which shut down two years later.<\/li>\n<li>In 2019, it gave Nuro.ai $940 million, and the driverless supply car maker reached a $6 billion valuation in August 2025.<\/li>\n<li>SoftBank acquired Boston Dynamics from Alphabet in 2017 and offered it to Hyundai Motor Group for $880 million in 2021.<\/li>\n<li>As well as, SoftBank took a 40% stake in warehouse automation supplier AutoStore for $2.2 billion in 2021.<\/li>\n<li>In 2023, SoftBank merged with Berkshire Gray in a money deal price about $375 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boston_Dynamics_exhibits_newest_humanoid_hand_design\"><\/span><b>Boston Dynamics exhibits newest humanoid hand design<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"gS4rOqNDTBk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What&#039;s in a humanoid hand? | Boston Dynamics\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gS4rOqNDTBk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>A video from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/tag\/boston-dynamics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Dynamics<\/a> accommodates a deep dive into its hand design and why the corporate selected solely three fingers. The video additionally exhibits its quick-change skill and the robustness of the design.<\/p>\n<p>Boston Dynamics famous that it didn\u2019t simply attempt to replicate a human hand, however as a substitute created one thing that may survive in industrial purposes, but be manufactured and repaired affordably.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Determine_AI_designs_Determine_03_humanoid_for_AI_house_use_and_scaling\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/figure-ai-designs-figure-03-humanoid-ai-home-use-scaling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Determine AI designs Determine 03 humanoid for AI, house use, and scaling<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Eu5mYMavctM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing Figure 03\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eu5mYMavctM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/tag\/figure-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Determine AI<\/a> launched its newest model 3 humanoid robotic. It\u2019s one more iteration of the platform. The robotic seems to be as if Apple designed a humanoid.<\/p>\n<p>This model is roofed in material and padding, very similar to the 1X Neo robotic. Adcock claimed in a <em>Time<\/em> article that the brand new Determine 03 redesign is meant \u201cto not harm you\u201d and to be \u201cpushable\u201d and \u201coutrunnable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe corporate will spend a lot of the brand new $1 billion on its stability sheet hiring people to gather first-person video information,\u201d Adcock advised <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7324233\/figure-03-robot-humanoid-reveal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Time<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SPONSOR\"><\/span>SPONSOR<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Are guide choosing operations or idle robots slowing your development?<\/p>\n<p>The cutting-edge Zebra Symmetry Achievement resolution is engineered to scale back your prices per unit and provide you with an unbeatable aggressive edge.<\/p>\n<p>Autonomous cellular robots guided by Staff Intelligence empower your employees to realize their most potential, enabling you to scale effectively and increase profitability.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t accept much less\u2014maximize your earnings with Zebra.<\/p>\n<p>Uncover the way forward for achievement at <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebra.com\/fulfillment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.zebra.com\/achievement<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Catch the newest on humanoid and surgical robotic growth at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robobusiness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RoboBusiness<\/a> 2025. Be a part of Deepu Talla, vice chairman of robotics and edge AI at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/tag\/nvidia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NVIDIA<\/a>, for a keynote titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/nvidia-vp-deepu-talla-to-discuss-physical-ai-at-robobusiness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bodily AI for the New Period of Robotics<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t miss the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/robobdtw2025.mapyourshow.com\/8_0\/sessions\/session-details.cfm?scheduleid=95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RoboBusiness Pitchfire competitors<\/a>, on the expo ground theater at 1:45 pm on Thursday, October 16.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robobusiness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-568305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ROBO25_RegOpen-2_728x90_Vs1.jpg\" alt=\"SITE AD for the 2025 RoboBusiness registration open.\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<p><!--<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/02\/22-rdf-syntax-ns#\"\n\t\t\txmlns:dc=\"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/elements\/1.1\/\"\n\t\t\txmlns:trackback=\"http:\/\/madskills.com\/public\/xml\/rss\/module\/trackback\/\">\n\t\t<rdf:Description rdf:about=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/edge-computing-ai-conversation-ben-wolff\/\"\n    dc:identifier=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/edge-computing-ai-conversation-ben-wolff\/\"\n    dc:title=\"Edge computing and AI: A conversation with Palladyne AI&#8217;s Ben Wolff\"\n    trackback:ping=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/edge-computing-ai-conversation-ben-wolff\/trackback\/\" \/>\n<\/rdf:RDF>-->\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Episode 216 of The Robotic Report Podcast, hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the main robotics information of the week. 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