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Episode 14: Robotics That Work: How to Pilot, Prove, and Scale with Sam Abidi

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Robotics is moving from the lab to the loading dock, farm, and job site—and the playbook is changing. In this episode, Sam Abidi—robotics expert and member of the U-Path Advisory team—explains how to pick the right first use cases, redesign operations around machines, and structure partnerships that actually scale. We cover ROI beyond simple labor displacement, how CVCs de-risk technical bets, and why the integration playbook for AI agents mirrors what’s worked in robotics.

What we cover

  • Real deployments gaining traction: sidewalk delivery robots, trailer unloaders, and autonomous construction equipment
  • The integration playbook: select use cases, re-engineer operations, define KPIs, and stage-gate rollouts
  • ROI that compounds: productivity and quality gains vs. pure labor savings
  • Partnering to scale: robotics company ↔ industrial customer, plus OEM/JV dynamics
  • Build, buy, or partner? When M&A “programs-in-a-box” make sense
  • Workforce strategy: reskilling to remote ops and advanced maintenance
  • CVC’s edge: technical diligence, creative structures, and internal championing
  • Why AI agent adoption will follow the robotics integration model

Guest: Sam Abidi, Robotics & Autonomy Advisor, U-Path Advisory; former CCO at Embark Trucks; founder, Apex Advisors.

Subscribe to Inside CVC and explore more episodes at u-path.com/podcast.

The CVC Open Innovation Summit Europe takes place November 25–26 in Berlin, during AsiaBerlin Innovation Week. Positioned as a bridge between Europe, the U.S., and Asia’s fast-growing ecosystems, the summit is a curated, invitation-only forum for senior leaders to tackle the issues shaping innovation: AI, geopolitics, energy resilience, health, sustainability, and more. Listeners are invited to request an invitation at cvc-summit.com → E

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Robotics is moving from the lab to the loading dock, farm, and job site—and the playbook is changing. In this episode, Sam Abidi—robotics expert and member of the U-Path Advisory team—explains how to pick the right first use cases, redesign operations around machines, and structure partnerships that actually scale. We cover ROI beyond simple labor displacement, how CVCs de-risk technical bets, and why the integration playbook for AI agents mirrors what’s worked in robotics.

What we cover

  • Real deployments gaining traction: sidewalk delivery robots, trailer unloaders, and autonomous construction equipment
  • The integration playbook: select use cases, re-engineer operations, define KPIs, and stage-gate rollouts
  • ROI that compounds: productivity and quality gains vs. pure labor savings
  • Partnering to scale: robotics company ↔ industrial customer, plus OEM/JV dynamics
  • Build, buy, or partner? When M&A “programs-in-a-box” make sense
  • Workforce strategy: reskilling to remote ops and advanced maintenance
  • CVC’s edge: technical diligence, creative structures, and internal championing
  • Why AI agent adoption will follow the robotics integration model

Guest: Sam Abidi, Robotics & Autonomy Advisor, U-Path Advisory; former CCO at Embark Trucks; founder, Apex Advisors.

Subscribe to Inside CVC and explore more episodes at u-path.com/podcast.

The CVC Open Innovation Summit Europe takes place November 25–26 in Berlin, during AsiaBerlin Innovation Week. Positioned as a bridge between Europe, the U.S., and Asia’s fast-growing ecosystems, the summit is a curated, invitation-only forum for senior leaders to tackle the issues shaping innovation: AI, geopolitics, energy resilience, health, sustainability, and more. Listeners are invited to request an invitation at cvc-summit.com → E

Support the show

Catch up on all episodes of Inside CVC at www.u-path.com/podcast.

  continue reading

14 episodes

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