Flight #26 - Where Autonomy Meets AI

In this episode, we launch the RMUS Autonomy Lab. To mark this special occasion, we speak with two of our Lab partners, Johann Beukes (Levatas) and Scott Nokleby (Ontario Tech University), about drone autonomy and AI applications.

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This episode's cast includes:

Kevin Toderel - General Manager, RMUS (host)
Johann Beukes - Levatas, Chief AI Officer
Scott Nokleby - Ontario Tech University, Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

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Chapters

• 2:09 Johann Beukes introduction
• 3:05 Scott Nokleby introduction
• 4:44 Overview of Ontario Tech’s MARS Lab autonomy projects
• 6:29 Autonomous robots: Predicted not random
• 7:14 Autonomy projects Levatas is working on
• 10:46 How to get robot to work within safety barriers
• 15:16 Applying autonomy to enterprise problems
• 17:37 Building out the hardware to collect data
• 20:41 Are people surprised by the amount of data they are collecting?
• 29:28 Change management communication is key for success
• 34:09 Can we use AI to automate some of the decision making
• 40:28 In the field, how would this work?
• 42:07 Strong partners with expertise in this area are needed
• 45:42 Examples of what works out of the box with Levatas analytics
• 50:22 What Scott is looking forward to working on over the next year