Earlier this month, Bren Pierce, CEO and Founder of Kinisi Robotics, visited Bear Robotics HQ in Seoul, South Korea, to deliver an inspirational talk to the Bear team. The visit marked a reunion of sorts, as Brenn co-founded Bear in Silicon Valley nearly a decade ago, helping to pioneer the first generation of commercial service robots. Today, his message was about what comes next: building humanoid robots capable of real work, powered by real-time AI.
In his talk, Brenn reflected on the journey from restaurant automation to the next frontier of robotics, where machines can think, adapt, and move with human-like fluidity. He spoke about how the robotics industry is evolving beyond scripted behaviors toward embodied intelligence, where every movement is guided by perception and intent.
