PODCAST: Kate Darling on the Future of Robotics and AI Ethics

In this episode, we recap the recent RoboBusiness 2023 event and the recent news of Agility Robotics humanoid testing at Amazon.

Our featured interview on this episode is with Dr. Kate Darling, who is joining Marc Raibert in her dream job at the Boston Dynamics AI Institute to head up their AI and ethics research group.

We talk to Kate about everything from AI and humanoid robots to her kids’ love affair with the Marty Robot at the local Stop and Shop supermarket.

Note: This is a long episode, but there was so much to talk about with Kate, that we didn’t want to cut anything out.


Episode timeline

29:20    Florian Pestoni introduces us to the Robot Space in Mountain View California

35:33   Jenn Apicella update on the Pittsburgh Robotics Network

40:20   Featured Interview: Dr Kate Darling, Research Scientist at MIT Media Lab, VP of AI Ethics Research at Boston Dynamics AI Institute


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Mike Oitzman

Mike Oitzman is Senior Editor of WTWH's Robotics Group, cohost of The Robot Report Podcast, and founder of the Mobile Robot Guide. Oitzman is a robotics industry veteran with 25-plus years of experience at various high-tech companies in the roles of marketing, sales and product management. He can be reached at moitzman@wtwhmedia.com.