This episode of the Design Engineering Podcast features the first half of an interview with Mecademic Robotics co-founder and co-owner, Ilian Bonev. The Montreal-based company is known for its Meca500, the market’s smallest 6-axis robot, which has experienced a meteoric rise in the automation market in recent years.

In part 1, Ilian provides an overview of the Meca500, describes the robot's unique capabilities and delves into the advantages (and challenges) 6 degrees-of-freedom robots in general.