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What happens when a robotics PhD, startup veteran, and Bear Robotics co-founder builds the next generation of AI-powered automation? In this candid conversation from Automate LIVE, Brennand Pierce, founder of Kinisi Robotics, sits down with Brian Heater to unpack how his startup is bridging the gap between humanoids and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).

Hear the story behind their Automate Innovation Award win, why real-world deployment trumps academic demos, and how Kinisi is solving practical challenges like warehouse labeling and palletizing—without the unnecessary legs.

⏱️ Key Moments
00:00 – Intro from Brian Heater: Final Automate LIVE
00:36 – Meet Brennand Pierce: Kinisi Robotics wins the startup challenge
01:45 – AMRs vs. humanoids: A middle path
03:00 – Why legs are overcomplicating industrial robotics
05:02 – Focusing on AI tasks: labeling, palletizing, and more
06:26 – Training robots: reinforcement learning and imitation learning
07:16 – Synthetic data and one-shot learning
08:17 – Kinisi’s talent pipeline: hiring PhDs from top research conferences
09:49 – Lessons from Bear Robotics and the restaurant chaos
12:16 – Are we a robotics company or a restaurant company?
13:30 – Why Kinisi spun out from Bear to focus on verticals
14:10 – Closing thoughts and what’s next