Physical AI is everywhere in the conversation, but getting it to work reliably in the real world is a very different challenge.

In this episode of Liftoff with Keith Newman, Keith sits down with Mike Link, COO of Kami Vision, to explore what it takes to move computer vision and physical AI from promising demos to real-world products operating across millions of devices.

Mike shares how Kami Vision evolved from home security into AI-powered applications for elder care, including fall detection and remote monitoring, while continuing to expand into enterprise security and robotics.

The conversation covers:

• What makes scaling physical AI different from traditional software
• Moving from hardware to software and eventually an AI-native model
• Using computer vision to transform elder care
• The challenges of enterprise AI deployment
• Privacy, trust and adoption in real-world environments
• Why partner-led distribution can accelerate growth
• How AI agents are changing internal business operations
• Why founders should get real customers using their product before trying to scale

A practical conversation about the gap between building AI that works in a demo and building AI that works in the real world.

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