Why Robots Need an Ear: The Sound of Industry

Industrial AI Podcast

Explore how synthetic sound data is reshaping robotics, manufacturing, and the future of industrial AI. Hear the next frontier.

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In this episode, we dive into why sound is the next big leap for AI in industry. I share insights from recent events, including the SPS exhibition and Europe's AI scene, and discuss why edge AI is outpacing the cloud on the shop floor. Then, I sit down with Dr. Finnur Pind from Treble Technologies to explore how synthetic sound data is powering smarter machines—from voice recognition in cars to giving robots a sense of hearing.

You'll hear how simulating sound opens up new possibilities for robotics and spatial awareness, and why industries are racing to make AI models that can truly listen. We also touch on the unique AI startup scene in Reykjavik, the challenges of accurate sound modeling, and what the future holds for audio-driven innovation. Join us to discover why the future of industrial AI might just depend on what machines can hear.

Siemens

https://new.siemens.com/global/en.html

SPS Exhibition

https://sps.mesago.com/nuernberg/en.html

Beckhoff Automation

https://www.beckhoff.com/en-en/

Phoenix Contact

https://www.phoenixcontact.com/online/portal/us

KUKA

https://www.kuka.com/en-de/

Bosch

https://www.bosch.com/

OPC Foundation

https://opcfoundation.org/

MQTT

https://mqtt.org/

HiByte

https://www.hibyte.com/

MathWorks

https://www.mathworks.com/

Jürgen Schmidhuber

https://people.idsia.ch/~juergen/

Richard Sutton

http://incompleteideas.net/IncIdeas/BitterLesson.html

LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longshort-termmemory

OpenAI

https://openai.com/

Google DeepMind

https://deepmind.google/

AlphaFold

https://www.deepmind.com/research/highlighted-research/alphafold

Boston Dynamics

https://www.bostondynamics.com/

NeurIPS (Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems)

https://nips.cc/

Treble Technologies

https://www.treble.tech/

DTU (Technical University of Denmark)

https://www.dtu.dk/english

Slush

https://slush.org/