The Connected Workers

GUEST: Ben Wolff, CEO of Palladyne AI SUMMARY:Andrew reconnects with Palladyne AI CEO Ben Wolff to trace software first built so a human could train a Sarcos exoskeleton by demonstration, then step out and leave it working autonomously. That same intelligence now powers a software-first company delivering real autonomy for industrial robots and drones. Wolff […]

SUMMARY:Proof-of-concept hell is where industrial AI dies: a technician has the right tool, the wrong context, and a job that still stalls while permits burn and decisions get delayed. Ritesh Tolia and Michael Kaldenbach of Telepresence explain why the future of frontline AI is not a chatbot on a headset, but an end-to-end system that […]

A work order can close green while the torque spec was skipped, the photo was of the wrong flange, and the only person who would have caught it has already retired. Swaroop Kolli, president and chief product officer at Atheer, and Dan Fraser, an industry specialist who came up through oilfield inspection and maintenance, explain […]

SUMMARY:In Episode 45, Rama Oruganti said effective edge agents were years out and cyber was the big risk. Twenty episodes later we revisit these predictions. The agents arrived in months. It turns out the fracture is accountability.He calls it the “apprentice inversion”: the model talks like a coworker and acts like a boss. Authority moved […]

GUEST:James Asbury Links:https://oggn.com/connected-workers/https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewchrostowski/www.x.com/@ConnectedAndrewhttps://oggn.com/https://www.yarbo.comhttps:// www.asburyequipment.com Summary:The Roomba already mapped your living room. Yarbo is starting to map the driveway, the pad, and the pipeline right-of-way. That’s Episode 64 of The Connected Workers Podcast with James Asbury—stonemason, oil-and-gas news entrepreneur, and Yarbo dealer in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.Oilfield sites don’t have spare people for herbicide, washdown, sidewalks, and […]

Guest: Paul ThurberTitle: How computer vision is changing industrial safety in real time – A Conversation with Everguard’s Paul ThurberSummary: What if the next serious injury at a high-hazard worksite could be prevented before it ever happens? In this episode of the Connected Workers Podcast, Andrew Chrostowski talks with Paul Thurber, Senior Vice President at […]

In August 2020, Andrea Hine was a shift supervisor fighting a plant fire with nothing but a handheld radio, describing a live, shifting scene to engineers who could see nothing. That night convinced her frontline workers deserve better.After leading one of the industry’s largest connected-worker programs (10,000+ devices and $200M in efficiencies), she left a […]

Guest name: Ronald “Chet” BransonShow Links: Episode Description:What happens when a 30-year EHS leader builds his own digital twin… then treats that AI the exact same way process-safety professionals treat critical controls? In this episode of The Connected Workers Podcast, Ronald “Chet” Brandon (Senior Director of Global Sustainability, Product Stewardship & Regulatory Affairs at Hexion) […]

Sponsored by TeamViewer – The Digital Workplace Platform Title: From Fear to Fluency: Reskilling Workers for the AI Era with Dr. Andrew Schwarz SUMMARY:Imagine a technician troubleshooting a massive gantry crane at 6 a.m. using AI-powered smart glasses that guide him step-by-step in real time. In this episode, LSU’s E.J. Orso Professor Andrew Schwarz joins host […]

Sponsored by TeamViewer – The Digital Workplace Platform Title: TCW E59: Stop Water Authority: Epicore’s Wearable Biosensor Revolutionizing HSE Heat Stress Prevention Summary:In this special joint episode of The Connected Workers Podcast and The HSE Podcast, Andrew Chrostowski and Russell Stewart welcome Matt Marripode and Randall Arms from Epicore Biosystems. Learn how Epicore’s reusable armband biosensor […]