91. John M. Madura | From the Rowing Boat to Robotics: Physical AI, Engineering & Seizing Opportunity

91. John M. Madura | From the Rowing Boat to Robotics: Physical AI, Engineering & Seizing Opportunity

April 18, 2026 · 55 min · Season 3

About this episode

Klara Jagosova interviews John M. Madura about his journey from rowing to robotics and the development of physical AI.

In this episode of the Grand Slam Journey Podcast, host Klara Jagosova speaks with John Madura, mechanical engineer, 2x USA Rowing National Team Member, and robotics innovator at Dexterity. John's journey spans from being recruited into rowing over pizza in a college lunch line at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, to representing the United States at the World Championships in 2012 and 2015, earning a PhD at UC Berkeley, and now building physical AI and autonomous robots at the cutting edge of...

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