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How FPGAs become the gatekeepers of physical AI security

In Episode 260 of The Robot Report Podcast, Lattice Semiconductor vice president of security business Eric Sivertson discussed how FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays) are becoming essential for securing physical AI systems, emphasizing their role in building safe and secure robots. The episode also covered news including John Deere's AI features, NVIDIA's planned acquisition of Hugging Face, Skild AI's S1 robot foundation model, and an update on the Teradyne Robotics/JAKA Robotics lawsuit.

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How FPGAs become the gatekeepers of physical AI security
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In Episode 260 of The Robot Report Podcast, the topics are FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays), physical AI, and building safe and secure robots.

Our guest is Eric Sivertson, vice president of the security business at Lattice Semiconductor.

Sivertson is an experienced entrepreneur, executive, and engineer with more than 30 years of experience developing technologies that enhance trust and security in embedded systems, wireless connectivity, and high-performance, reconfigurable computing.

He focuses on building the business in this growth market for Hillsboro, Ore.-based Lattice, as well as supporting leading-edge solutions development within the organization.

Show timeline #

- 8:24 – News of the week
- 24:13 – Eric Sivertson, VP of Security Business, [Lattice Semiconductor](https://www.therobotreport.com/tag/lattice-semiconductor/)

News of the week #

- [From spreadsheets to AI: Deere gives farmers new features in Operations Center, JD](https://www.therobotreport.com/from-spreadsheets-ai-john-deeres-new-jd-operations-center-features/)
- [NVIDIA plans to acquire Hugging Face and keep AI development platform open](https://www.therobotreport.com/nvidia-to-acquire-hugging-face-and-keep-ai-develpment-platform-open/)
- [Skild AI unveils S1 flagship robot foundation model](https://www.therobotreport.com/skild-ai-unveils-s1-flagship-robot-foundation-model/)
- [Update on Teradyne Robotics/JAKA Robotics lawsuit](https://www.therobotreport.com/teradyne-robotics-sues-another-chinese-cobot-maker/)

Sponsors #

Thanks to our sponsors who make this content possible.

To learn how you can sponsor a future episode of The Robot Report Podcast, contact Jami Brownlee at [email protected]

Would you like to be a guest on a future episode? Contact Mike Oitzman at [email protected]

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