Workshops

Cognitive Robotics for Industry

Four workshops for strategy, engineering, and scaling -- from use case validation to a productive robot pilot.

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Embodied AI · Cloud-native · Sim-to-Real

The Four Workshops

Modular by design -- from entry point through strategy and deep tech to scaling through partners.

01Entry

Use Case & Autonomy Validation

Clarity before budget moves.

Format
1 day · up to 8 people · on-site or remote
Audience
Innovation managers, department heads, project leads

Avoids "pilot purgatory". Use cases are systematically scored against business impact, data availability, and realistic autonomy level -- before pilots become dead ends.

Day structure (4 phases)

  1. 01
    Alignment — Autonomy scale 0-5, ODD (Operational Design Domain), and expectations calibrated
  2. 02
    Use Case Deconstruction — Tasks broken down into "gestures", autonomy levels assigned
  3. 03
    Validation & Risk Mapping — AUCA Blueprint, safety and fallback strategy
  4. 04
    Roadmap & Economics — ROI calculation, implementation roadmap

Assets used

AUCA Blueprint (Autonomous Use Case Alignment) · DDT Breakdown Deck · ODD Environment Audit · Autonomy Readiness Scorecard · Digital Twin Sandbox (optional)

Outcome

Validated requirements specification + prioritized backlog with business cases.

02Strategy

Robotics Strategy Workshop

From hype to roadmap.

Format
1-2 days · executive & strategy level
Audience
Executive board, plant management, strategy planning

Understand VLA disruption, find brownfield leverage, model ROI. Embodied AI at board level.

Building blocks

  1. 01
    Moravec's Paradox — why the leverage of automation is reversing right now
  2. 02
    Use Case Discovery — re-evaluate processes that were previously not automatable
  3. 03
    ROI Modeling — hardware, cloud, implementation against the status quo
  4. 04
    Custom AI Roadmap — 12-, 24-, and 36-month horizon with milestones

Methodology

Design Thinking for Embodied AI · Business Model Canvas for agentic systems · brownfield audit of existing infrastructure · hands-on assessment with live examples

Outcome

Strategic roadmap at executive level with clear milestones for 12, 24, and 36 months.

03Deep Tech

Physical AI Deep Dive

From dataset to runnable VLA model.

Format
3-5 days · "done-with-you"
Audience
ML engineers, software developers, automation engineers

Three to five days hands-on. Fine-tune foundation models on your industrial tasks -- from dataset to sim-to-real transfer.

Engineering blocks

  1. 01
    VLA Fine-Tuning — OpenVLA, Pi-0, RT-X · action tokenization
  2. 02
    Data Engineering — teleoperation, human-to-robot transfer, synthetic data
  3. 03
    Sim-to-Real Transfer — NVIDIA Isaac Sim · pre-train on millions of interactions
  4. 04
    Cloud-to-Edge Deployment — secure, low-latency inference on robot controllers

Stack

PyTorch · ROS 2 · Hugging Face · NVIDIA Isaac Sim/Lab · JupyterHub sandbox per participant · pre-installed VLA models and datasets

Outcome

A runnable VLA model on your use case, deployable to robot controllers.

04Scaling

Partner Network

Make robotics your service.

Format
Train-the-trainer · multiplier program
Audience
Consultancies, system integrators, regional implementation partners

Become certified EmAI partners. EmAI remains the technical brain; partners deliver on-site integration and sales.

Three-tier model

  1. 01
    Bronze · Referral Partner — lead introduction, commission on net workshop revenue
  2. 02
    Silver · Certified Training Partner — independent delivery of standard workshops under EmAI brand, license fee per participant
  3. 03
    Gold · Strategic Solutions Partner — complex implementations with 3rd-level support, co-marketing, and cloud orchestration

Train-the-trainer format

Certified curriculum · cloud sandbox · co-branding material

Division of labor

EmAI delivers "cognitive brains" and fleet orchestration -- partners deliver hardware and on-site integration.

Engagement Path

Three steps from first conversation to a productive robot pilot -- each step validates the next.

01

Validation

Use Case & Autonomy Validation (Workshop 01)

Clarity on feasibility, autonomy level, ROI

02

Pilot

Robotics Strategy + Physical AI Deep Dive (Workshop 02 + 03)

Roadmap at executive level, hands-on prototype in parallel, runnable model

03

Scaling

Partner Network (Workshop 04)

Rollout via certified partners

Impact

In 6-12 months from first use case to a productive robot pilot -- without the classic pilot purgatory.

Audiences

Three segments, three entry paths.

Industry

Strategy + Deep Dive

Automotive, electrical, machinery, consumer goods. Complex manipulation, quality control, flexible material handling.

Mid-Sized Companies

Validation + Partner Network

Labor shortage as the driver. Affordable entry through the partner network.

Public Sector

Strategy + Deep Dive

Inspection, clinic logistics, city operations, disaster response. Robots where staff is missing.

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