# 269: Entertainment Meets Automation: How andyRobot is Leveraging Robotics for Lady Gaga, Drake, and More

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Podcast: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour-854319)
Published: 2026-01-06T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com
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## Resource

Industrial robots on a factory floor can be difficult, to say the least. Industrial robots on a concert stage, in front of 20,000 people, on a two-minute setup clock are a whole different challenge. In this episode, we talk with Andy Flesser - computer animator turned “robot animator,” whose work has helped bring robotics into live entertainment and film - about what that kind of pressure does to how you think about automation. Why preparation starts way earlier than most teams realize. And why some of the best lessons for manufacturing come from places that don’t look like factories at all. We also get into where Andy thinks robotics actually makes sense, where it probably doesn’t, and why the future of robots might be less about machines walking around and more about environments doing work around us. If you’ve ever operated an automated system and felt that knot in your stomach when something didn’t behave the way you expected, you’ll recognize a lot of what he’s talking about here. In this episode, find out: How Andy went from animation into robotics, and why early robot programming felt more like deciphering a code than writing software What it was like putting robots on tour with Bon Jovi, and why live entertainment turned out to be one of the toughest automation environments imaginable Why a robot failing on a concert stage creates a very different kind of pressure than a robot failing behind factory walls What really happens on a movie set when robotics are involved (including Black Adam), and why even “small” changes still need serious testing Why Andy sees huge potential for robotics in medical applications, especially in areas most people don’t talk about A take on the future of robotics that skips the humanoids and focuses on buildings, rooms, and systems d…

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