{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fa1d95e01-ce7a-4058-be06-d68722881636","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"A Discussion with Bruce Welty, Part 1: Is a Robot in Your Future?\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/a1d95e01-ce7a-4058-be06-d68722881636\"></iframe>","title":"A Discussion with Bruce Welty, Part 1: Is a Robot in Your Future?","description":"Bruce Welty never wanted to build robots; Amazon.com made him do it. Starting in the 1970s, Welty, specialized in software for managing warehouses. In 2009, he shifted gears and founded Quiet Logistics, a company that used robots from Kiva Systems of North Reading to dramatically reduce warehouse operating costs. But three years later, retailing titan Amazon.com acquired Kiva, cutting off Welty\u2019s robot supply. He saw only one hope \u2014 build his own robots.\n\nTake a listen to Bruce\u2019s story about his career and success tips for starting a business.\n\nBruce Welty is the Founder and Vice Chairman of Quiet Logistics.  Bruce has been a pioneer and visionary in automating warehouses since before the Internet. He has built, bought and sold some of the industry\u2019s most innovative companies. He\u2019s automated warehouses for Fortune 500s, e-Commerce startups, and even built a fulfillment company that ships more than $1 billion worth of e-Commerce orders each year. It was his direct experience with warehouses, fulfillment, and robotics that inspired him to build an entirely new solution.\n\nSubscribe to Supply Chain is Boring and ALL Supply Chain Now Programming Here: https://supplychainnowradio.com/subscribe\nLeave a review for Supply Chain Now: https://ratethispodcast.com/supplychainnow\nConnect with Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisrbarnes/\nConnect with Bruce on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-welty-6a2bb01/\n60 minutes interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8e6ZXOHolo\nDynamo podcast: https://www.dynamo.vc/podcasts/fosc-48-bruce-welty-of-quiet-3pf\nFive Things to Know About Bruce Welty: https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/10/28/five-things-you-should-know-about-bruce-welty/0M5RLcNnlE9pFkD1fo075M/story.html\nThe New Warehouse \u2013 Episode 1: https://www.thenewwarehouse.com/2019/03/10/episode-01-bruce-welty/\nDemo with Bruce Welty @ Techcrunch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul9PoIzyBjA\nHow Locus Robotics Plans to Build a Successor to Amazon\u2019s KIVA: https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/locus-robotics-warehouse-automation-robots\nThe Constructrr Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/57gJHjVLKjIpXfVJ9xeONJ\nCIO Review: https://robotics.cioreview.com/vendor/2017/locus_robotics\nSupply Chain Now Ranked #3 Supply Chain YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/yazfegov\nDownload the Q3 2020 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: freight.usbank.com/?es=a229&a=20\nWatch the Replay of The Connected IoT Supply Chain: https://supplychainnow.com/the-connected-iot-supply-chain\n\nThis episode was hosted by Chris Barnes.  For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-is-boring-17.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1e36170c-16de-44e9-9faf-ff11ddf7192a/qfifwhu-j2y9bndebn2ghprr.jpg"}