Episode 239 of The Robotic Report Podcast options Dr. Jan Liphardt, Stanford bioengineering professor, founding father of OpenMind, and OM1.
Dr. Jan Liphardt, Stanford bioengineering professor, founding father of Open Thoughts and OM1.
Dr. Jan Liphardt is an Affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford College whose interdisciplinary profession spans the fields of biophysics, computational genomics, and distributed belief programs.
From his early work at Cambridge and UC Berkeley utilizing superior computational instruments and optical tweezers to decode the complexities of RNA, Liphardt has advanced into a flexible scholar now exploring the frontiers of engineering, residing matter, and blockchain know-how.
A acknowledged Searle Scholar and Sloan Analysis Fellow, he at the moment balances high-level federal analysis with modern instructing that ranges from synthetic intelligence in bioengineering to the functions of decentralized belief.
Present timeline
- 4:00 – Information of the week
- 14:22 – Dr. Jan Liphardt, Stanford bioengineering professor, founding father of OpenMind, and OM1
Information of the week
Tesla targets 10M Optimus models with new Texas plant
Throughout its Q1 2026 earnings name on Wednesday this week, Tesla made a number of bulletins associated to its robotics roadmap. In Fremont, Calif., Tesla plans to begin preparations for the primary large-scale Optimus humanoid manufacturing facility in Q2 2026.
The corporate designed this first-generation line for a capability of 1 million robots per 12 months and can change the present Mannequin S and Mannequin X manufacturing strains.
On the Gigafactory in Texas, Tesla is designing a second-generation line with a long-term goal annual manufacturing capability of 10 million robots. Web site preparation for this facility is already underway.
Tesla is increasing its manufacturing to incorporate semiconductor fabrication. This contains the event of the Tesla AI5 inference processor, designed to deal with the compute calls for of its robotaxi and Optimus applications.
German courtroom guidelines in favor of Teradyne Robotics, points injunction towards Elite Robots
In one other instance of authorized wrangling of alleged robotic patents, simply because the Hannover Messe commerce present started in Germany this week, the Regional Courtroom of Hamburg has issued a preliminary injunction towards Elite Robots Deutschland GmbH as Teradyne Robotics A/S sues it for copyright infringement.
Teradyne Robotics, a subsidiary of Teradyne Inc., had begun authorized proceedings towards Elite Robots’ Germany subsidiary final month. It had already despatched a cease-and-desist letter accusing the Chinese language force- and power-limited robotic maker of infringing on the proprietary software program of Common Robots A/S, a Teradyne unit, and cobot market chief.
David Brandt, vice chairman of analysis and growth and the chief know-how officer of UR, mentioned, “The rationale we began trying into that is due to rising competitors from numerous small firms.”
“There are lots of low cost variants of collaborative robots coming into the market,” he famous. “A kind of we checked out was from Elite, and it was clear that it regarded very very similar to our personal. Our staff within the U.S. regarded on the software program, and it was one thing very near our software program of their robots.”
It’s value noting that the opposite latest patent enforcement occurred final month in a disagreement between OCADO and BrightPick on the LogiMAT present, successfully shutting down BrightPick’s sales space and show of its new product. Germany is especially aggressive at patent enforcement, and the facet impact, as these two circumstances have proven, is that firms may wish to assume twice earlier than exhibiting in Germany if there’s any patent pressure.
HII half to speed up shipbuilding with bodily AI
Path Robotics’ newest launch is the Rove cell robotic welding system. | Supply: Path Robotics
HII, Path Robotics, and GrayMatter Robotics this week launched the Excessive-Yield Manufacturing Robotics, or HYPR, program. It seeks to make use of a community of rising bodily AI applied sciences from Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics to quickly speed up superior, adaptive automation within the fabrication technique of each crewed and uncrewed naval platforms.
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The Robotics Summit & Expo is co-located with DeviceTalks Boston, which focuses on medical units.
