Anshuman Kumar, Head of Hardware at Matic Robots

30/10/2025 49 min
Anshuman Kumar, Head of Hardware at Matic Robots

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In this episode of The Techne Connect, Anshuman Kumar, Head of Hardware at Matic Robots, unpacks how consumer robotics is moving from flashy demos to real, in-home utility. He shares how Matic built a genuinely effective floor-cleaning robot, picking up dirty water rather than spreading it, while driving down noise and filing multiple patents across mechanics, electronics and perception.He traces his path from IIT Delhi and Carnegie Mellon to Tesla’s power electronics team, where he helped take Model 3 inverters from yield pain to stable production. Along the way, he explains why reliability engineering is the unsung hero, why integration is a team sport, and why “build painkillers, not vitamins” should guide every product decision. He argues that breakthroughs in AI and compute are finally removing software bottlenecks, opening the door for robots that deliver full solutions to real problems.Anshuman also talks candidly about scaling from lab to factory, supplier calls across time zones, recruiting for growth, and designing the machine that makes the machines. For students and engineers, he shares career advice on failing fast, hiring for attitude, and the overlooked opportunities in motors, actuators and reliability.Thank you for listening to The Techne Connect Podcast - where we go behind the tech and ahead of the curve.But we don’t just share stories, we help build them. At Techne Talent, we connect ambitious people with opportunities across the very industries we feature. If you’re inspired by what you hear, speak to us today about where your skills could take you.👉 Don’t miss an episode: Follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.📸 For behind-the-scenes content, follow us on Instagram: @techne_talent💼 Explore opportunities and connect with us on LinkedIn: Techne TalentInspire your future. Plug into what’s next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.