Beyond the Humanoid
Will we ever build a general-purpose robot? Chef Robotics’ CTO argues the answer depends on whether you mean the body or the brain.
In this episode of FuturePulse, Luis Rayas, CTO of Chef Robotics, shares what it takes to get robots working in real production environments. He joined Chef as a founding engineer and helped bring the product to life. He covers:
• What “deployment first” means, and why Chef owns the customer relationship through a robotics-as-a-service model
• What running robots in production teaches you that the lab can’t
• Where machine learning belongs in a robotics stack, and where it doesn’t
• Why humans aren’t the ideal embodiment for most robots, and why a general-purpose brain is more promising
• Why robots should be tools that free humans up for what they do best, rather than replacements for entire jobs
• How to turn loose human instructions into precise specifications a robot can operate against
• Where robotics is heading over the next five years, including the rise of verticalized physical AI companies
FuturePulse is a podcast diving into the world of innovation and technology, with conversations with executives and founders shaping the future of AI and physical AI. Hosted by Melica, founder and CEO of Skilltorch, a global recruitment company focused on all things physical AI.