Inspiration From a 1,600-pound Mechanical Spider - Leigh Christie, Co-founder of MistyWest

Serial inventor Leigh Christie is well known for his famous side projects such as the MondoSpider, a 1,600-pound steel mechanical spider that’s been featured at Burning Man. His day job is far less menacing, but very impactful in the worlds of engineering, art and design. As the co-founder of MistyWest, a Vancouver-based product development firm, Leigh specializes in turnkey hardware engineering for IoT, ML on the edge, and computer vision. He enjoys bringing people together, whether it's through hosting dinner parties or fostering creative problem-solving within communities.

In this episode, Jon chats with Leigh about MistyWest’s startup origin story, its unique approach to design for manufacturing, and its focus on advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through its projects. Leigh also discusses his talk at CES about artificial intelligence and reveals his thoughts about the future of technology.