What needs to happen before robots enter homes

Autonomous robots don’t fail because of hardware. They fail because of data. Moderated by Mark Esposito, this panel brings together robotics and AI leaders shaping the next generation of autonomy: - Arian Sadeghi, VP of Robotics Data at micro1 - Behrad Toghi from General Motors - Touraj Parang, President & COO of Serve Robotics Together, they break down the real bottleneck behind autonomy: the data layer. From humanoid robots and autonomous vehicles to embodied AI systems, the discussion explores: -Why high-quality data is often the limiting factor in robotics -How robotics data is collected, structured, and validated at scale -What breaks when moving from controlled demos to real-world deployment -What the robotics data stack must look like over the next 3–5 years If you’re working in robotics, autonomy, embodied AI, or AI infrastructure, this conversation goes beyond hype and focuses on what actually enables robots to operate safely and reliably in the real world.