Translating human intent into autonomous support

About this episode

This episode features a discussion on how Breaker Industries' autonomous platform translates human intent into robotic support.

In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with Michael Irwin, Founder and CEO of Breaker Industries, about how its autonomous platform turns human intent into robotic support. We begin our discussion by getting a history of Michael’s career and Breaker Industries, and assess the differences between true autonomy vs remote control. We review how the system was built from the autonomous decision making protocols, to authentication and validation measures, and voice recognition training. Michael shares how the software is installed and the open modular design to connect many existing systems across multiple domains, making it integrate and adapt easily to hardware. We wrap up by reviewing use cases for their autonomous platform, and get an overview of their current funding and future plans for expansion into the US market. Links: Breaker Industries www.breakerindustries.com Breaker hopes to solve autonomous orchestration problem www.australiandefence.com.au/news/news/breaker-hopes-to-solve-autonomous-orchestration-problem ------------------ The ADM Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of Australian Defence Magazine, a Yaffa Media title ( www.australiandefence.com.au )…

People in this episode

Host: Grant McHerron

Guest: Michael Irwin

Topics covered

• autonomous systems
• robotics
• human intent
• decision making
• technology integration
• US market expansion

Keywords

• autonomy
• robotic support
• voice recognition
• modular design
• funding
• expansion
• decision making protocols

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Breaker Industries, Australian Defence Magazine, Southern Skies Media, Yaffa Media, Department of Defence

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