How time series databases unlock real-time data for robotics
By
Mike Oitzman
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July 24, 2026
The Robot Report Podcast
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Unlocking the Power of Time Series Databases for Industrial and Robotic Systems
In Episode 254 of
The Robot Report
Podcast, we talk to Doug Pagnutti, developer advocate at Tiger Data. He discusses how time series databases like TimescaleDB are improving industrial automation, robotics, and AI applications. He shares insights about integrating these databases with various sensors, managing data at scale, and optimizing performance both on the cloud and on the edge.
Doug Pagnutti of Tiger Data.
Pagnutti
is an industrial developer advocate at Tiger Data, where he helps teams build real-world industrial systems.
He spent 12+ years in oil and gas and manufacturing automation, working on PLCs, robots, and SCADA systems before moving into industrial software development at Dell EMC and VTScada.
He bridges the OT/IT gap by helping automation engineers tackle time-series data infrastructure for IIoT deployments at scale.
Show timeline
8:43 – News of the week
21:20 –
Doug Pagnutti,
industrial developer advocate at Tiger Data
News of the week
China’s Unitree says ‘GPT moment’ for robots remains years away (Nikkei)
Vicarious Surgical officially shutting down (TRR)
U.K.-based Humanoid secures $152M in Series A (TRR)
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About The Author
Mike Oitzman
Mike Oitzman is a robotics industry veteran and Senior Editor of WTWH Media’s Robotics Group, covering automation for The Robot Report and co-hosting its podcast. With 25+ years of experience, including leadership roles at Adept Technology, Mike founded the Mobile Robot Guide (acquired by WTWH). He is a leading expert on Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), physical AI, and RaaS business models, holding a Systems Engineering degree and an MBA. He can be reached at
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