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In this episode, Ron Vanderkley spoke to Dr Moritz Tenorth, head of software development at Magazino, a Munich-based startup developing mobile pick-and-place robots for item-specific logistics. They discussed his work on the Toru robot and what it means to the warehouse industry today and in the future.
Dr Moritz Tenorth
Dr. Moritz Tenorth
After obtaining his PhD in robotics from TU Munich Dr Moritz Tenorth spent several years as a post-doc and freelance robotics consultant, with stays at the CMU Robotics Institute and the ATR labs in Japan. His research focuses on knowledge representation methods that can help autonomous robots make smarter decisions, and on methods for task coordination in robotics.
Links
- Magazino (website)
- Toru Cube – Pick by robot (Youtube)
- Pick-by-Robot | technical features of TORU Cube (YouTube)
- Magazino TORU Cube – DHL Logistik-Center (YouTube)
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tags: Business, c-Industrial-Automation, Industrial Automation, Manipulation, podcast, Robotics technology, Sensing, software
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