Ever used a claw machine on a funfair? Grabbing an item is no easy task - especially when the machine is rigged against you. But how would you design a claw machine that works every single time? In the latest episode of our "From KNOW-HOW to WOW" podcast, we explore this with Bosch expert Christoph Marx, who built a robot system for warehouses, called Smart Item Picking. His challenge was to build a system combining hardware components, vision sensors and software algorithms that can handle millions of different parts with a high variety in shape, size, weight, and many uncertain parameters. Christoph tells us how using artificial intelligence and a 3D scanner lead him and his team to the solution. ...and what does all of this have to do with the moon landing? Listen in and find out!

Show notes:
More about smart item picking:
https://www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/de/en/smart-item-picking-227026.html
The Cradle of Aviation museum has more fun facts about the lunar module: https://www.cradleofaviation.org/history/history/lunar-module.html

More Bosch podcasts:
The Spexor Episode: https://youtu.be/EnGlnkE8uVY
Beyond Bosch: https://podtail.com/de/podcast/beyond-bosch/
Mighty Micro: https://mightymicro.podigee.io/