Mike Ouren, Cobot Guru and OEM Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, and founder of Kevin Robot, joins Jeff Dance to discuss the potential of cobotics, current applications, advances in software and technology which make them safe to work alongside humans, as well as their potential impact on the future job market.

In this Best of The Future Of... Designing the Future with Intent podcast collection, we'll focus on one of the key themes that resonates through every episode. How do we design with intent to ensure we're thinking and developing in a way that will better impact the world? Together, we'll chat with leaders and experts in the field and discuss how we can shape the future human experience.

In this Best of The Future of Robotics podcast collection, we'll learn about the future of different robotic applications, markets, and technology verticals. Together, we'll chat with leaders and experts in the field of robotics and discuss how we can shape the future human experience. A robot is described as an automatically operated machine that performs a series of activities independently and completes tasks that are typically completed by humans.

If we want to keep the planet habitable for future generations, we need to think about the future of recycling from a macro perspective. The EPA estimated that the average person in the US generated 4.5 pounds of waste per day in 2017 and 4.9 pounds in 2018. In the 1970s, that number was around 2.4 pounds. In this episode of The Future Of, Amanda Marrs, Sr. Director at AMP Robotics, reveals how AMP is advancing high-tech waste recycling to help design a more sustainable future. Jeff and...

In this episode of The Future of, Jane Stricker, Executive Director of Houston Energy Transition Initiative and SVP of Energy Transition for Greater Houston Partnership, joins Jeff to discuss the transition towards clean energy to meet the zero net emission goal of 2050. Jane shares her insight on the challenges and the new opportunities driving this journey.

In this episode of The Future Of – Jakob and Marc join Jeff to discuss the history of UX, the present state of affairs, and future trends that will shape the field in the next 30 years. The field of UX has rapidly evolved in the past four decades, and it's growing exponentially. When Jakob Nielson started in 1983, he estimated there were around 1000 people who did UX, and today there are over two million. Nielson estimates that there will be approximately 100 million UX professionals by 2050.

In this episode of The Future Of, Venessa de Lisle, Senior UX Designer at Fresh Consulting, Matt Schoenholz, Founder of Tandem Vans, and Sujatha Isabelle Moraes, Independent Creative Director & Design Strategist, join Jeff Dance to explore the future and benefits of inclusive design and how to design with more meaning and intent.

In this episode of The Future Of, Jeff is joined by Jonathan Hurst, Co-founder & CTO at Agility Robotics, and James Dietrich, Robotics Solutions Director at Fresh Consulting and Grace Brown, Co-Founder of Andromeda to discuss human-centric robots and the demand for robots in today's world.

In this episode of The Future Of, we look back at some of the most fascinating insights into the future that industry leading experts have shared with us during our first 13 episodes.

In this episode of The Future Of, Jeff is joined by Carolyn Belle, Director of Advanced Systems for Astroscale, and Andrew Maximov, CEO and Founder of Precious Payload, and Adrian Mangiuca, Vice President of Infrastructure at Voyager Space Holdings, to discuss the opportunities of building a sustainable and successful space economy.

To understand the future of spatial computing in this episode of "The Future Of", Jeff is joined by Rene Schulte, Lead of the Spatial Computing Community of Practice at Reply and Botond Bognar, Co-founder ar REscan with additional insights from Remi Arnaud, Principal Software Architect at Varjo.

Retail is the process of selling goods or services to a consumer. Retail sales can be made directly to customers or via retail outlets. Recently, retail innovation has accelerated to a level never witnessed before. Due to the epidemic, retailers have developed a greater capacity for adaptability, creativity, and innovation. To understand the future of Retail, in this episode of "The Future Of", Jeff is joined by Gautham Vadakkepatt, an Associate Professor, a Dean's Scholar, and the Director...

Conversation or voice AI is an artificial intelligence tech that enables people to interact with various advanced chatbots as they would do with other humans. The technology itself is relatively new, but the progress in its adoption and implementation has been significant. Conversational AI is rapidly improving and is shifting towards B2B, as there are many business opportunities.

In this episode of “The Future Of” to discuss the future of IoT, Jeff is joined by Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman at LoRa Alliance, as well as, Reg Orton, Product Development Lead at Fresh Consulting. Plus we hear insights from Rob Tiffany, Chief Vision Officer at Sustainable Logix.

In this episode of The Future Of… Jeff is joined by Gurdeep Pall, Corporate Vice President, Head of Product Incubations at Microsoft, and Steve Yin, Principal Software Engineer at Fresh Consulting. We talk about AI and autonomous systems, the use of robots in our daily lives, the training of systems to mimic the human brain, and the retraining of humans in adaption to these systems, to mention a few.

In this episode of The Future of…, Jeff is joined by Scott Erickson, CTO at Harbor Foods Group. They discuss the challenges facing gas stations today, the impact technology is having on them, and future profitability strategies. Plus insights from Tammy Klein, Founder & CEO, Transport Energy Strategies, and Jeff Lenard, VP, Strategic Industry Initiatives, National Association of Convenience Stores.

In this episode of The Future Of… Jeff is joined by Katrina Stevens, President and CEO at The Tech Interactive. We examine the current state of education, its future direction, and the ways in which technology can enhance human learning. Plus, we hear insights from Dr. Alex Young, Founder of Virti. Sujeeth Kanuganti, Founder/CEO of AspectO and and Steven Dineen, President of Fuse Universal.

In this episode of The Future Of… We discuss the Future of Voting! Jeff is joined by Gregory Miller, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at OSET Institute. Marcelino Alvarez, Chief Product Officer at Fresh Consulting & Jocelyn Bucaro, Director, Mobile Voting Project, Tusk Philanthropie.

In this episode of The Future Of… Jeff is joined by Sean Busby from Barry-Wehmiller Design Group, Marco Micheletti, Director of Automation at Fresh Consulting, & Jeffrey Gueble, Automation Director at Fresh Consulting to discuss the Future of Industrial Automation

Although with COVID-19, many people and businesses have transitioned from commuting daily to a workplace to fully remote work, others have chosen to get the best of both worlds through hybrid workspaces. This work model helps to balance working in isolation and being in the company of coworkers, both of which hold their unique benefits. While adopting the hybrid work model, many things need to be considered while building offices.

The internet has evolved over the years, and the fruit of this evolution is the Metaverse. We exist in a time where a significant change in the history of humanity is happening, and our real lives are bound to spill over to the Metaverse. In this episode of The Future Of, we look into the Metaverse and the implications of this transition on society at large.

In this episode of The Future Of, we examine the current state of the construction space, its future direction, and the automation of industry tasks using robotics. Joining us this week to explore this topic is Eric Klein, Partner at Lemnos, a hardware and software expert who has been an advisor to over 100 companies and built well-known products such as the Macintosh Powerbooks, first power PC Max, and the original Palm Pilot at Palm to name a few. Also here is Mitch Tolson, Director of...

The Future Of, is a passion project where in each episode we’ll talk about the future with experts from different industries, markets, and technology verticals. For example, we’ll discuss the future of robotics, the metaverse, space travel, cars, construction, work, transportation, voting, gas stations, buildings, education, and so much more.