People B4 Machines, powered by Eclipse
People B4 Machines, powered by Eclipse, cuts through the noise—and calls BS on factory automation hype. This isn't your typical tech-first podcast. It's a wake-up call for B2B leaders who are done with buzzwords and ready to lead with a human-first edge. Each episode dives straight into what engineers and plant leaders are actually dealing with on Monday mornings—real problems, real pressures—while also looking 1 to 3 years ahead at the future of factory automation. It's not about eliminating machines—it's about redefining their role to empower the people who keep operations running. No fluff, no echo chambers. Just raw stories, bold questions, and sharp insights. If you're ready to rethink what the factory of the future should be, this is your podcast. This is People B4 Machines!
People B4 Machines, powered by Eclipse
People B4 Machines - Season 1 Full Trailer
In this trailer, get a sneak peek of Season 1 as our guests share a tantalizing glimpse of what’s in store. Don’t miss the first episode featuring Jeff Winter, airing on November 4, 2025.
For more bold questions and sharp insights, visit www.peopleb4machines.com. Remember, the future isn’t fully automated—it’s people-powered.
Welcome to People Before Machines.
Amanda Cupido / Jeff Winter:Robots replace humans is outdated and inaccurate.
Amanda Cupido:Conversations on the chaos of factory automation from Monday morning to the very near future.
Amanda Cupido / Jeff Winter:We like to describe Industry 4.0 more as the era that we're living in right now with a vision of what it could be.
Amanda Cupido:Robots and cobots and automated guided vehicles are designed to augment human capabilities, not replace them.
Kevin Bowers / Prasad Satyavolu:Connect your equipment to the cloud. The data you collect from that equipment is almost more valuable than the equipment itself. All repetitive tasks, whether physical or mental, are probably going to be automated sooner or later.
Amanda Cupido / Jeff Winter:This episode, we're talking about making sure that all this tech that we've built doesn't just crank out efficiency, but it also actually serves people. It is getting better and better and better, and it's becoming an integral part of our lives.
Amanda Cupido:How do you make sure people don't get left behind?
Jeff Burnstein / Prasad Satyavolu:Talk to your people before you make decisions on what it is you're trying to automate.
Stephanie Hun:We're seeing a lot more businesses deploy teams focused on AI. So how are we using AI? How do we leverage AI to do that?
Jeff Burnstein / Prasad Satyavolu:AI is a long material.
Amanda Cupido / Jeff Winter:Products evolve are created but not experienced.
Kevin Bowers / Prasad Satyavolu:Certainty is an illusion, right? You need resiliency and agility and all those types of things.
Amanda Cupido / Jeff Winter:Pace of change has been relentless. Machines are now suddenly able to understand and interact with us in a very human way, especially through human language that we've never experienced before. And it's not slowing down, it's accelerating.
Stephanie Hun:Leaning into presenting information that's factual and logical.
Jeff Burnstein / Prasad Satyavolu:Let's always remember that the people are the most important part of your company. If you remain the core of who we are, not the technology. Technology is there to help the people, not the other way around.
