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How Smell Could Transform Robotics: The Next Frontier in Sensing
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Can robots smell? How could a sense of smell transform robotics and unlock entirely new applications? In this episode, I talk with Kordel France, Founder of Scentience.
We talk about:
- How a sense of smell works and how it can be replicated in robots
- The challenges and breakthroughs in developing smell-based sensing technology
- The potential for smell to enable new startups and applications in robotics
You'll like this interview if you're interested in the future of robotics, sensing technologies, or how new innovations can create opportunities for startups.
TRANSCRIPT
- https://audrownashpodcast.com/posts/18-scentience/transcript
EPISODE LINKS
- Scentience Website: https://scentience.ai/
- Kordel France's X: https://x.com/kordelfrance
- Kordel France's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kordel-france-10349811b/
- Kordel France's Website: https://kordelfrance.ai/
TIMECODES
(0:00) Start
(1:22) Kordel France & Scentience Overview
(2:47) Smell’s Role in Robotics
(5:24) Smell Sensor Problem Solving
(8:52) Smell Identification Mechanisms
(15:09) Use Cases
(16:51) Near-Future Innovations
(25:10) Application Development
(29:48) Scent Technology Standardization
(33:03) Scent Recognition Dataset
(34:16) Industry vs. Academia
(37:00) Startup Landscape in Smell Robotics
(38:39) Smell Sensing API
(42:51) Sensor Integration
(50:00) Weather Data’s Impact on Smell Sensors
(56:43) Scaling With User Data
(1:02:11) Origins of Smell Technology Interest
(1:11:31) Adoption Strategies
(1:24:46) Future Predictions
(1:26:50) Key Takeaways
(1:29:05) Outro
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