Making Industrial Work Safer With Ascend Robotics
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Making Industrial Work Safer With Ascend Robotics

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 20, 202613 min
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What if the most useful industrial robots are the ones helping experienced people continue working in safer conditions? Recording from the show floor at IFS Unleashed 2026 in Orlando, I spoke with David Askey, CEO of Ascend Robotics, about construction and maintenance machines working in spaces that are difficult or dangerous for people to reach. We discussed the gap between a robotics demonstration and equipment that can perform reliably at a customer site, where conditions rarely match the original plans. David shares a ship painting example in which he reports work completed three to...

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But now, let me introduce you to today's guest. Welcome back. I'm recording this episode from the show floor at IFS Unleashed 2026 in Orlando, where I've been exploring how AI and robotics are moving beyond impressive demos and into the industrial environments where the real work happens.

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And today's conversation will offer some fascinating examples from robots painting military ships to machines working near 12,000 volt electrical cables in places where, if we're honest, sending people would be incredibly dangerous. And David will also share how his robots have helped complete ship painting projects three

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