peter funkhouserPeter Funkhouser has worked in robotics for nearly 20 years. Anybotics, founded 10 years ago, deploys four-legged inspection robots in critical infrastructure (oil & gas, chemicals, offshore wind) with 100+ deployments. He emphasizes superhuman sensing, cybersecurity certification, and 0% China sourcing.
amanda mcmasterAmanda McMaster serves as interim CEO of Boston Dynamics (owned by Hyundai). She oversees commercial deployment of Spot (500+ customers, 46 countries) and upcoming Atlas humanoid with RaaS model. She advocates 100% US/allied manufacturing and a national robotics strategy to counter Chinese IP theft.
bernt børnichRobotics entrepreneur building Neo humanoid robot with vertically integrated manufacturing (custom motors, tendons, sensors) in California; focused on human-compliant hardware for world model training.
jonathan hurstJonathan Hurst, PhD robotics (2008), co-founded Agility Robotics. Their Digit humanoid operates in Amazon warehouses; Digit V5 achieves safety certification to work cage-free. He teaches at Oregon State, runs a large robotics grad program, and frames robotics as the next productivity driver for GDP amid labor shortages.