A few months ago we interviewed Albert van Breemen and he presented his cucumber robot. Now they developed an industrial solution.

In this episode, we dive into the evolution of AI robotics, exploring how lessons from cucumber-picking robots are now revolutionizing industrial inspection. We sit down with Wouter from VBTI to unpack the journey from complex greenhouse challenges to the development of Adam One—an inspection robot that doesn’t just automate, but truly understands the task at hand.

We reflect on the unique technical hurdles, the fusion of multiple AI models, and the potential for scalable, domain-specific foundation models. As always, we bring our authentic curiosity and skepticism to the latest industry trends, from federated learning revivals to the shifting boundaries of edge and cloud AI. Join us for a conversation that connects practical innovation with the big questions shaping industrial AI.

Siemens

Roland Busch

CES (Consumer Electronics Show)

Bosch

Yann Le Cun

Federated Learning

OPC Foundation

OPC UA (Unified Architecture)

Resource Description Framework (RDF)

Boston Dynamics Atlas

Hyundai Motor Group

Neura Robotics

European Robotics Forum

World Economic Forum (Davos)

The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

Path Robotics

ASML

Blender

Moondream (Vision Language Model)

VBTI

Adam One (Inspection Robot)

After the cucumbers AI - a robot for industrial applications