Let's talk robotics with Dr Michael Lucas

Joining me today (eps 160) is Dr Michael Lucas . Michael is the Founder and Principal at Manufacturing Catalyst . He is a Chartered Professional Engineer with three decades of experience applying robotics and automation to manufacturing and intralogistics optimisation across four continents and a diverse array of industries. He has had pivotal roles in landmark manufacturing projects such as designing Tesla's gigafactories and their global supply chain optimisation. Michael has a past manufacturing project portfolio totaling several billion in capital value, including automotive, clean energy, food and beverage, furniture, and prefabricated construction projects. With several patents arising from his work, he has been at the forefront of advancing sustainable manufacturing and material flow technologies with robotics, AI, and automation.

Manufacturing Catalyst is a boutique manufacturing and material flow advisory business operating globally. They are headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Michael started Manufacturing Catalyst with one goal - to help people who make things, make things better!

They specialise in optimising product and process design to streamline end to end value chains, leading to the implementation of sustainable manufacturing automation solutions. They also provide fractional CTO services and engineering leadership coaching and mentoring programs for growing manufacturing enterprises.