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These robots could cut delivery costs by 80% | Next Unicorns

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These robots could cut delivery costs by 80% | Next Unicorns

This Week in Startups

Aug 12
This Week in Startups

This Week in Startups

Aug 12
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This episode examines how robotics can reduce costs and expand access in two essential industries: e-commerce fulfillment and vision care.
02:26
Robotics can level the playing field for smaller sellers
08:00
Traditional automation is costly and chaotic
09:59
Automation cuts costs while protecting workers
16:27
Automation makes fulfillment cheaper and more reliable
20:25
Prove the model before scaling
27:25
The future lies in integrated robotic logistics
29:46
Eyebot kiosks deliver prescriptions in about 90 seconds.
30:12
Technology can make vision care affordable for everyone
36:48
Eyebot expands access without replacing full eye exams.
42:29
Automation can expand vision care beyond clinic walls.
55:35
Access, not manufacturing, is vision care’s bottleneck.
57:07
Automation works best with doctors in the loop

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Kevin Gibbons of Cytronic joins the show
00:00
How small is a micro fulfillment center?
05:29
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09:59
Understanding the unit economics
11:33
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20:24
Why fulfillment costs rise as you scale
22:29
Automatons Roll Out
29:46
Matthias Hofmann of Eyebot joins the show
30:12
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30:31
Vision tests vs. eye exams
31:29
The terrifying doctor shortage
42:28
Fundraising and partnerships
47:22
Will we always need human doctors in the loop?
57:07

Transcript

Alex: Hey everybody, welcome back to TWiST. My name is Alex. Okay, rewind the clock back to the COVID era. There was a boom in warehouse hiring because we pulled forward quite a lot of e-commerce growth effectively overnight. Now today, we hear more about ...