The Robot Industry Podcast

I had the pleasure of recording an episode with Stan Gleizer, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Integrators and OEMs. He works for Mecademic Industrial Robotics and is based in Montreal.

With a background in mechatronics and over a decade of experience in aerospace and automotive robotics, Stan has spent his career working on high-precision systems involving vision, force feedback, and micron-level motion. That path led him to Mecademic, a Montreal-based robot manufacturer purpose-built for microautomation.

Together, they explore how Mecademic is rethinking industrial robotics for applications where space, precision, and system simplicity matter more than brute force. From electronics and medical devices to optics and photonics, Mecademic robots are enabling automation in environments traditional robots were never designed to handle.

You’ll hear about:

Why Mecademic robots are designed specifically for microautomation

What makes ultra-compact six-axis robots viable in space-constrained systems

How embedded controllers and no external teach pendants simplify cell architecture

The difference between precision, repeatability, resolution, and accuracy, and why it matters

How some manufacturers treat robots as swap-and-go spare parts to minimize downtime

Where Mecademic robots overlap with, and go beyond, hexapods in high-precision applications

How system integrators use Mecademic to access medical, photonics, and electronics markets

What the Mecademic Approved Integrator Program offers and who it’s built for

Stan also shares insights on Mecademic’s North American manufacturing, global expansion, and what makes a strong integrator partnership in high-precision automation.

I would like to mention A3: the Association for Advancing Automation. they are the leading automation trade association for robotics, vision and imaging, motion control and motors and the industrial artificial intelligence technologies.  Visit Automate dot org to learn more.

If you would like to get in touch with us at THE robot industry podcast, you can find me, Jim Beretta on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimberetta/

Today’s podcast was produced by Customer Attraction Industrial Marketing and I would like to thank my team: Chris Gray for the music, Geoffrey Bremner for audio production and my business partner Janet.

Be safe out there!

Jim

Jim Beretta

Customer Attraction & The Robot Industry Podcast

London, ON

If you have been a listener to The Robot Industry Podcast, then you already know Geoffrey Bremner. His fingerprints are all over our podcast. He is my audio engineer, but he is more than that; he is a friend, a supplier, and a neighbour.

Geoff is a true geek, loves recording music and podcasts.

Welcome to Automation Matters Podcast with me, Jim Beretta.

Have a listen.

Jim

Notes:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffreybremner

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I would like to introduce you to my NEW podcast called Automation Matters. In Automation Matters, we are going to concentrate on the front of the house in the automation business. The people who interface, who plan and who provide services, to the companies that build and deploy automation and robotics. 

This podcast will be about marketing, sales, strategy, business development, customer attraction and strategies for growing your automation business. 

We will look at big trends and micro trends, best practices and things I learned helping grow one the largest automation integrators in the industry.

A few of our first podcasts for automation matters will be on CRM, marketing, and yes, even podcasting. We will look at some of the common mistakes and clever ways that companies differentiate themselves in the industry.

My feedback channel is open and you can message me at the email [email protected] or reach out to me on LinkedIn.
I look forward to connecting with you on the automation matters podcast and If you’re interested in participating please reach out to me, Jim Beretta on LinkedIn...https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimberetta/

Thanks for listening and for subscribing.

Jim

Jim Beretta
Customer Attraction & The Robot Industry Podcast, Automation Matters Podcast with Jim Beretta
London, ON
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Welcome to episode #153. I was lucky to meet up with Tarek Rahim in Windsor, ON, at the Emerging Technologies in Automation conference. The conference also highlights Mobility Transportation. I wish to thank the team at Emerging Technologies for getting me involved in the day.

You can find out more about the organizers (Invest Windsor Essex) at https://www.emergingtechnologies.ca/ or at https://www.investwindsoressex.com/.

If you have not heard of Tarek or Mirsee Robotics, they have built a humanoid robot for use at work, think "end of line" in factories also think pick and place. Their robot is named MH3, and boasts a 10-hour charge. The robot is designed and manufactured in Cambridge, Ontario.

31 degrees of freedom

Wireless Charging

Best in class Hands

Best in class Arms

Inherently Stable

Highest Payload Mobile Base

Strong but Safe

Power off brakes

Remote Teleop and AI control

Humanoids are poised to address labour shortages, enhancing safety, and driving economic prosperity. Mirsee robots allow skilled operators remote access to hazardous environments, while providing a safe and cost-effective alternative to traditional human labour.

https://mirsee.com

I would like to mention A3: the Association for Advancing Automation. they are the leading automation trade association for robotics, vision and imaging, motion control and motors and the industrial artificial intelligence technologies.  Visit Automate dot org to learn more.

If you would like to get in touch with us at THE robot industry podcast, you can find me, Jim Beretta on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimberetta/

Today’s podcast was produced by Customer Attraction Industrial Marketing and I would like to thank my team: Chris Gray for the music, Geoffrey Bremner for audio production and my business partner Janet.

Warm Regards and continued success for 2026!

Jim

Jim Beretta

Customer Attraction & The Robot Industry Podcast

London, ON

For this edition, #152 of The Robot Industry Podcast, I welcome Caleb Appleton from Bison Ventures.

Bison Ventures is a Venture Capital (VC) firm with $135M AUM for frontier tech. From AI-powered drug discovery to collaborative robotics, Bison backs bold, deeply scientific solutions that have potential for massive commercial scale. An all-engineer team, Bison believes most attractive opportunities exist at the intersection of technical disciplines ignored by mainstream VC. 

Partner Caleb Appleton specializes in physical applications of AI. He’s an early investor in Cobot, a collaborative robotics co. En route to unicorn status following its $100M Series B Previously, Caleb was an investor at Innovation Endeavors, where he focused on frontier robotics (including surgical robotics, $RBOT), applied AI, and next-gen hardware.

My questions for Caleb:

What is series A, B and C?

What is a round?

How do you value a robot company?

How do you fund them?

Where do you get money to manage these companies?

How did you get into the business of robotics and AI?

What is your approach to investing in this sector? 

What’s unique about the Bison team, and how you partner with robotics founders?

You are after the big successes for your investments and time. What does that look like?

What are red flags for you when it comes to investment?

What themes in automation/robotics are you most excited to back right now—and why? It seems much attention is going towards humanoids, but what are your thoughts on this trend vs other paths to pursue?

Robotics is hard because it is both hardware, software, AI and marketing and the long lead time to development. Could you have picked an easier sector? How do you compress this time cycle?

What are the core values and value proposition to being successful in this sector, how do you coach entrepreneurs to not aim for the moon?

What does a de-risked deployment path look like for an early robotics team? What makes a robotics company scalable or suitable for commercialization?

Did we forget to talk about anything?

When you are not helping build robot and AI companies what do you like to do, hobbies?

How can people get a hold of you and find out more about Bison & Caleb Appleton?

Thanks for listening and subscribing and Happy New Year!

I would like to mention A3: the Association for Advancing Automation. they are the leading automation trade association for robotics, vision and imaging, motion control and motors and the industrial artificial intelligence technologies.  Visit Automate dot org to learn more.

If you would like to get in touch with us at THE robot industry podcast, you can find me, Jim Beretta on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimberetta/

Today’s podcast was produced by Customer Attraction Industrial Marketing and I would like to thank my team: Chris Gray for the music, Geoffrey Bremner for audio production, my business partner Janet and our sponsor: Mecademic Industrial Robots ~ world leading manufacturers of compact and precise industrial robots. 

Warm Regards and success for 2026!

Jim

Jim Beretta

Customer Attraction & The Robot Industry Podcast

London, ON