The ETH spin-off ANYbotics offers a very special product: a dog-like robot that goes by the name of ANYmal. ANYmal is already a star on YouTube and he even appeared in the sci-fi series "The X-Files". But movie star isn’t the main role he’s supposed to play – in the future, ANYmal is to play a leading role in maintenance work in the sewerage system or on offshore platforms. However, for this to happen, the company must identify potential customers and convince them of ANYmal’s capabilities.
Anybotic's CEO Hanspeter Fässler and Chief Business Developer Péter Fankhauser talk about the challenges involved in finding the right owner for their robot dog. Roland Siegwart is co-director of Wyss Zurich, a joint research and development center of the University of Zurich and ETH. He explains why promising start-ups need support to bridge the so called Valley of Death.
http://www.wysszurich.uzh.ch/Produced by This Wachter’s Audio Story Lab and Jennifer Khakshouri.
Music, Sound Design and Mastering by Luki Fretz.
