Robots competing in a half marathon? It might sound like science fiction, but it recently happened in Beijing. Humanoid robots are moving out of the lab and into the real world — and the race to bring them to market is heating up.
In this episode of Down to Business English, Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan explore the fast-growing industry of humanoid robots. ... Show More
Mar 2024
Reacts: Figure AI Robots Funded, Musk/OpenAI Lawsuit & AI’s Manhattan Project
The insiders are back and just in time - tech news this week has been MASSIVE!
Together they discuss:
Figure AI Funding: Discover how Figure AI secured a staggering $675M investment to advance humanoid robot technology from the biggest names in AI (Google, NVIDIA and more!) , d ... Show More
37m 57s
Feb 2025
Building Hard Tech in Hard Markets: Kyle Vogt on Cruise, Twitch, and The Bot Company
Kyle Vogt joins Sarah and Elad on this week’s episode of No Priors. A serial entrepreneur, Kyle co-founded Twitch, transforming live streaming, and later Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company acquired by GM for $1 billion. Now he’s taking on AI-powered home robotics with The Bot ... Show More
38m 14s
Jun 2022
#99 - Drone Mail Delivery, Human-Robot Teamwork, ToxiGen, Robot Companions
<p>Our 99th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!</p>
<p>Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Zencastr, our go-to tool for recording the podcast. It is super easy to use, and there is nothing to download. Go to <a href="http://zen.ai/lastweekinai" tar ... Show More
47m 36s
Dec 2024
The TED AI Show: How AI robots learn just like babies — but a million times faster w/ NVIDIA’s Rev Lebaredian
Computers have been outperforming humans for years on tasks like solving complex equations or analyzing data, but when it comes to the physical world, robots struggle to keep up. It can take years to train robots to function in the messy chaos of the “real world” — but thanks to ... Show More
53m 27s
<p>Our 109th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!</p>
<p>If you are a fan, we'd appreciate your feedback on Apple Podcast, or just via email to <a href="mailto:contact@lastweekin.ai" target="_blank">contact@lastweekin.ai</a> - feel free to DM us on Tw ... Show More
