ROS Goss

Almost everyone selling, marketing, or hiring into robotics today came from somewhere else, and the industry is moving too fast to fake your way through it. So we sat down with one of the most trusted voices in the space to talk about how outsiders can actually get up to speed. Eugene Demaitre is the Editorial Director of Robotics at WTWH Media, where he oversees editorial across The Robot Report and Automated Warehouse websites. He helps run the Robotics Summit & Expo and RoboBusiness ev...

If you've opened LinkedIn recently, you already know. Layoffs, restructures, familiar faces back on the market. So instead of scrolling past it, we decided to actually talk about it. Josh Olgin, Managing Partner and Director of Robotics at Direct Recruiters, has spent 14 years inside the robotics and automation job market. He knows what's happening, why it's happening, and where things are quietly turning around. We get into the real drivers behind today's uncertainty: post-COVID overhiring, ...

Growth doesn't start with a playbook. It starts with people doing hard work together. Anthony Leo, President of IPR Robotics USA, joins us to unpack what it really takes to build a high-trust organization that wins on clarity, speed, and genuine problem solving. Anthony walks us through the mechanics of a frictionless buying experience: getting engineers the specs they need upfront, knowing when to slow down and dig deeper, and designing processes that eliminate costly mistakes before they ha...

Imagine needing another person’s hand just to check the weather, news, or even to listen to a podcast. That’s the everyday reality for many DeafBlind people and the starting point for Samantha Johnson’s bold solution: a soft robotic hand that fingerspells tactile sign language and turns digital text into language you can feel. We sit down with Samantha to trace the journey from a Northeastern University ASL course to founding Tatum Robotics, a social impact startup bringing assistive devices ...

Hello U.S. – Meet RobCo! We sat down with Lorenzo Pautasso at RobCo’s new U.S. HQ to talk about a different way forward: modular robots that click together, software that just works, and a service model that shares risk instead of pushing it onto small and mid-sized manufacturers. From a university research project in Munich to a U.S. launch backed by top-tier investors, we follow RobCo’s path from concept to commercialization. We also tackle the “jobs question” head-on, sharing stories...

A lot of people remember the robot. Fewer remember how a word – cobot – quietly rewired an industry. We bring together former Rethink Robotics colleagues, Ann Whittaker, Sue Sokoloski, and Mandy Dwight, to unpack the real story behind Baxter’s influence: the language that made new tech feel safe, the culture that rewarded questions over ego, and the bold moments when transparency mattered. This episode discusses the breakthrough of collaborative robots – someone named the space, taught ...

What happens when you bring together the founders of a robotics innovation hub, mix in some entrepreneurial insight, and add a dash of real talk about America's technological future? You get a fascinating look behind the curtain of one of the world's premier robotics ecosystems. Joyce Sidopoulos, co-founder and COO of MassRobotics, takes us back to 2015 when Boston's robotics community realized they needed more than occasional meetups – they needed a physical home where hardware startups coul...

Ever wonder what makes some robotics startups thrive while others falter? This candid conversation with the OSARO leadership team offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a successful automation company that's been steadily growing for nearly a decade. Recorded at OSARO's San Francisco headquarters, host Mandy Dwight sits down with Adi Dalvi (VP of Sales), Gemma Ross (VP of Operations), and Matt Churchill (Principal Sales Engineer) to unpack their journey and the strategies that have ...

Automation buyers are evolving—and industry veterans Mandy Dwight and Guy Courtin are here to explain why that's changing everything. Recording from Boston's iconic Public Garden (sadly, not from the famous Good Will Hunting bench), they dive deep into how today's robotics customers are no longer wowed by flashy demos and bold promises. "What I've seen which is really encouraging is that the buyer has become smarter about the solutions and what's available out there," explains Courtin, VP of...

What does it take to build a successful robotics company in today's rapidly evolving warehouse automation landscape? For OSARO, celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the answer lies in a laser focus on delivering practical solutions that create real value. Derik Pridmore, CEO and co-founder, alongside COO Gabe Zingaretti, share the fascinating journey of navigating a decade of technological shifts and market changes while staying true to their mission. "You need to be both ambitious and aspir...

So here it is—the very first episode of ROS Goss. Mandy Dwight and Catherine O'Connor of Dwight & Company pull back the curtain on why they launched a podcast—despite never planning to. Tune in as they share the real story behind ROS Goss, what you can expect from future episodes, and why the world of robotics and automation has more to talk about than ever.