In this episode we speak with Deepak Jayaraj, VP of Hardware at Four Growers, a robotics company focused on autonomous harvesting in greenhouse environments.
Deepak shares his journey from control systems and space robotics in India to scaling real-world products across medical devices and agriculture. He explains what it takes to move from a working prototype to a reliable product deployed in the field, and why most robotics companies underestimate that gap.
The conversation explores the challenges of building hardware that operates in unpredictable environments, how AI is shaping hardware development, and why systems thinking is critical for engineers working in robotics. Deepak also reflects on scaling under pressure during COVID, building manufacturing infrastructure from scratch, and what it takes to deliver products that create real value for customers.