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Ep 13 - The Shutdown of Everyday Robots (& Why Big Companies aren't Safer for Robotics)

34 min • 2 mars 2023

On Episode 13 of Automate It, Stefan & Ilia's imaginary-robot game invents a robot for putting the dishes away. Then, they discuss why Google shut down Everyday Robots, and why big companies aren't always a "safer" bet for robotics engineers.

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Ep 13 - The Shutdown of Everyday Robots (& Why Big Companies aren't Safer for Robotics)

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