{"podcast":{"title":"Austin Tech Connect: The Podcast For The Austin Technology Ecosystem, Business Leaders, and Tech Entrepreneurs!","slug":"austin-tech-connect","podcast_index_feed_id":5893386,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/445386/rss","website_url":"https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/7/1/3/571305043495b7a2a04421dee9605cbd/Austin_Tech_Cover.png","author":"Austin Technology Council","episode_count":146,"summary":"Austin Tech Connect is the go to podcast for all things Technology in the Austin, Texas region. The show is hosted by the CEO of Austin Technology Council, Thom Singer. For over two years this show has highlighted local tech leaders who make a difference in the Austin tech ecosystem. Each week Thom sits down with leaders in technology & business from the greater Austin area to explore success stories, business advice, and visions for the future of Austin Tech. The Austin Technology Council has been bringing people together and serving the local tech ecosystem for over 32 years. If you are looking for the \"Whose Who\" of the Austin Technology Community, you need to be listening to the Austin Tech Connect Podcast. The Austin Tech Community is vibrant ecosystem of companies, non-profits, universities, and government agencies that are committed to keeping Austin as a leading technology center. Over the past three decades the city of Austin, Texas has transformed from a college town that is the State Capital, into a fast growing tech center. Homegrown startups grow into international leaders, and many other companies have opened offices in Austin or moved their headquarters. The future…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-tech-connect"},"episode":{"title":"Pike Robotics with Connor Crawford","slug":"pike-robotics-with-connor-crawford","published_at":"2024-03-19T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-tech-connect/pike-robotics-with-connor-crawford","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-tech-connect","url":"https://a7b1cb29-8eb2-4801-9ccb-e0eb899497ab.libsyn.com/pike-robotics-with-connor-crawford","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/a7b1cb29-8eb2-4801-9ccb-e0eb899497ab/ep_67.mp3?dest-id=3729132","summary":"In this episode of Austin Tech Connect we hear from Connor Crawford, the co-founder and CEO at Pike Robotics. This is a growing company that has launched out of the University of Texas and is working to build robots that go places that are \"dull, dirty, and dangerous\". In his first role as an entrepreneur/founder, Connor is doing a good job of growing the company and is focused on the strategic plan for the next phase of the organization. About Connor Crawford Connor D. Crawford, MSE, has a track record of innovation, leadership, and attainment of business results in mechatronics design & manufacturing for both the aerospace and energy industries. He has over 8 years of technical, operations, and strategic leadership experience related to bringing concepts from the drawing board to realization. His work at Lockheed Martin helped the company execute on foreign and domestic aircraft & spacecraft contracts. Through his work as a graduate student, entrepreneur, and current CEO role at Pike Robotics, he has taken robotic technology from scholarship to practice, enabling a novel path forward for petrochemical storage tank inspections which eliminates the need to send humans into dangerous, confined spaces. About Pike Robotics Pike Robotics is a non-destructive testing (NDT) technology company dedicated to development of a Class 1, Division 1 certified Wall-Crawling Inspection Robot. This product will soon be able to perform in-service inspections of Floating Roof Tank Seals, satisfying API 653 and EPA 40 CFR standards. Pike's patent-pending system eliminates Confined Space Entries (CSE), providing teams with reduced inspection costs, increased safety, and improved accuracy! This robot originated from a sponsored research agreement with Phillips 66 to help them improve operat…","meta_description":"In this episode of Austin Tech Connect we hear from Connor Crawford, the co-founder and CEO at Pike Robotics. This is a growing company that has launched…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2051,"processing_state":"failed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/austin-tech-connect/episodes/pike-robotics-with-connor-crawford/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-tech-connect/pike-robotics-with-connor-crawford.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}