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The Robotics Stack

Léo & Oskar

Technology Podcast about Robotics, AI and everything between.

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#23
Sunday · 49 min
How Software Robots Handle 1 Billion Transactions a Month | A.K. Schultz
We sit down with AK Schultz to discuss the realities of warehouse automation, assembly lines and the current state of robotics integration. SVT Robotics and their Softbots help bridge the gap between complex software systems and physical hardware in modern logistics centers & more. A.K. Schultz, co-founder and CEO of SVT, shares his perspective on the friction points between legacy infrastructure and new automation technology. We examine the specific challenges of scaling deployments in demanding environment and cover the strategic approach required for successful industrial application. #robots #technology #podcast Guest https://www.linkedin.com/in/a-k-schultz-9b5b899 Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:35 Getting into Robotics 1:42 Assembly Line Experience 2:45 Building for Industrial Automation 3:20 The Problem with Custom Code Interfaces 3:58 Fixing Integration 6:48 Core Principles 7:17 Softbots 8:50 Advantages 10:10 Learnings from Communication Technology 11:49 Software Robots 14:10 Robotics & Software in Production 17:05 Productizing Integration Code 20:22 Onboarding & Implementation 23:00 DHL Case Study 24:38 Expansion & Trends 27:32 AI 28:52 Local vs. Cloud 31:35 Usage & Data 33:30 1 Billion Transactions a Month in Peak Season 34:12 Customer Size 35:22 Pricing & Connectivity 36:23 Vibecoding & Tokens 37:58 Humanoids 40:27 Automation Bottlenecks 43:45 Starting from Zero 47:05 The need for a business case 49:03 Outro
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#22
October 25 · 33 min
How Feather Is Building the NVIDIA of Robotics | Parsa Bakhtiari
We sit down with Parsa, co-founder of Feather Robotics, to discuss their new modular hardware platform for real-world tasks. Feather Robotics recently emerged from stealth mode, bringing a fresh approach to how teams build and deploy systems. Parsa explains the philosophy behind their modular hardware platform and why they believe this specific architecture is the key to moving beyond prototypes into actual industrial application. This Podcast covers the practicalities of robotics deployment in real-world environments. We explore how their technology is already being used to solve complex automation challenges and what sets their robot hardware apart in a crowded market. #robots #technology #podcast Guest https://www.linkedin.com/in/parsa-bakhtiari-19a220113 Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack We sit down with Parsa, co-founder of Feather Robotics, to discuss their new modular hardware platform for real-world tasks. Feather Robotics recently emerged from stealth mode, bringing a fresh approach to how teams build and deploy systems. Parsa explains the philosophy behind their modular hardware platform and why they believe this specific architecture is the key to moving beyond prototypes into actual industrial application. This Podcast covers the practicalities of robotics deployment in real-world environments. We explore how their technology is already being used to solve complex automation challenges and what sets their robot hardware apart in a crowded market. #robots #technology #podcast Guest https://www.linkedin.com/in/parsa-bakhtiari-19a220113 Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033M6IhFyhnY6dEWtoBZ1i Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-robotics-stack/id6788885312 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:34 Building a hardware platform 1:48 Working at Tesla 2:36 Car Industry vs. Robotics Industry 4:00 Founding Feather Robotics 7:20 What was missing in Humanoids 9:40 Robot Development 10:17 Modularity 12:15 Achieving Competitive Pricing 13:12 Deployment & Use Cases 15:15 Robotics Software 16:21 Measuring Deployment Success 17:23 Trends & Form Factors 19:03 Grippers & Hands 19:33 Sourcing Parts & Manufacturing 21:22 Sales 21:48 Safety Measures 22:12 Funding & Revenue 23:41 Team 24:14 Safety Layer 25:48 Future Outlook 27:00 Humanoids 28:15 The Nvidia of Robotics 29:30 Data Capture Market 30:45 Foundation Models in Robotics 31:30 Adapting 32:28 Finding Talent 33:22 Outro
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#21
October 18 · 1 hr 2 min
How To Build the Infrastructure for Physical Al | Matt Trossen
In this conversation, we sit down with Matt Trossen, founder of Trossen Robotics. We speak about the history of his company and what it takes to scale Physical AI with Teleoperation and AI Models. He shares his unique perspective on the robot market and presents the new product lineup which includes reworked Robotic Arms but also UMI Grippers and software like Trossen Cloud. His journey is one of a kind: Coming from USB controlled hardware for sensing and automation to working close with researchers on the ALOHA Project. The recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence opened a completely new world to robots for him and his company. Enjoy! #robotics #ai #teleoperation 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:40 Getting the word out 1:40 Starting a robotics company 2:50 ALOHA Project 3:16 Early Stages 6:35 Moving towards Robotics 6:57 ALOHA Kit 7:31 Adapting Products 8:35 Listening to the Market 9:50 New Product Lineup 10:25 WidowX Pro 10:47 Core 11:01 Heavy 11:30 Workbench 12:10 Glide 14:55 Rivet 15:30 IP & Design 19:00 Form factor convergence 19:50 Production & Manufacturing 20:48 SDK & Trossen Cloud 22:00 The Next Wave of Automation 23:10 Going Full Stack 24:50 Investment & Scaling 25:58 CEO Anish Shah 29:25 Partnerships & Clients 32:20 Team & Product Development 34:25 Data Collection 38:31 Humanoids 42:51 The Art of Reverse Engineering Nature 45:00 UMI Data 46:10 Data Mix 46:46 Deployment Success 48:14 Robot Foundation Models 50:00 Market Outlook 51:10 Opportunities & Challenges 54:45 Revenue & Raising Money 58:00 The Value of a Platform Based Company Guest : https://x.com/trossenrobotics Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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#20
October 11 · 40 min
Why Data Is the Real Secret to Scaling Physical AI | Varun Nair
In this conversation, we sit down with Varun Nair to dig into the high-stakes world of data for robotics and physical AI. We talk about what actually matters for training robot intelligence. From egocentric video to UMI over teleop, simulation and the gaps between them. You will also learn why the field is still figuring out which data scales and the limits of human-operated data, evaluation challenges, and what it will take to move from demos to real deployment. If you’re building, investing in, or just obsessed with robotics and embodied AI, this one’s for you. #robot #data #ai 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:30 Data Market 1:30 Varun's Background 3:01 Robotics & Crypto 6:27 Physical AI Definition 8:32 Simulation for Deployments 10:45 World Models 11:45 What is good data ? 12:42 GPT 6 Astra Evaluation 13:50 Data Life Cycle 17:01 Modalities & Pseudo Labeling 19:40 Depth for LLMs 20:19 How labs use data 21:38 Deployment Data = Post Training Data 22:17 Teleoperation 24:00 Patient Capital vs Impatient Capital 24:47 Benchmarks 26:35 UMI Data for Mid Training 27:35 Has Openai been training on robot data? 30:59 Humanoid vs other Embodiments 31:36 Hard vs Easy Tasks for Robots 32:51 Simulation 33:59 Niantic Spatial 34:42 Is robotics data broken? 36:17 Model Companies 37:38 Robot Everest 38:11 Avea 38:47 What Varun looks for 40:17 Outro Guest https://x.com/_varunnair Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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#19
October 4 · 44 min
Inside Asimov: Building an Open-Source Humanoid Robot | Matthew Moore
Asimov is an Open Source Humanoid Robot and today we have the CPO of the company behind it on the podcast. His name is Matthew Moore and he shares unique insights from Menlo Research. You learn what it really takes to build a robot from scratch, what you can do with Asimov and what the future holds for open robotics. #humanoid #robot #asimov 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:38 Why we need Open Robotics 1:28 Matthew's Journey 5:16 Cooking Robots 6:35 Arriving at Menlo Research 7:34 Asimov Development 10:13 Team Building & Supply Chain 11:40 Actuators 12:50 Asimov 1 14:40 Actuator Simulation 16:35 Component Sourcing 18:58 International Operation 21:22 Compute & Model Training 23:49 Software & Team Ressources 25:10 Design 25:56 Business & Data Center 28:06 Customers & Applications 31:06 Data Collection & Market Reality 33:22 Hands & Grippers 35:28 Product Ambitions 36:12 Asimov 2 37:32 Pre-Assembled Version 38:18 Future of Robotics 40:24 Industry Observations 42:02 Hiring & Partnerships 42:52 Scaling Production 43:35 Outro Guest https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewpaulmoore Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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#18
September 26 · 34 min
ChatGPT-6 Astra for Robotics | Demos, Benchmarks & Future Applications
GPT 6 Astra is OpenAI's most powerful model. So can it be used for robotics? In this episode we look at various demos that show people implementing GPT 6 Astra to control robotic arms and more. Some work in simulation, some work in real environments. And the results are actually surprising. The LLM even starts showing up on various benchmarks and sometimes outperforms SOTA Physical AI models. Of course, there are caveats to this but the performance is seriously impressive. #chatgpt #astra #gpt #podcast 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:32 GPT 6 Astra 3:35 Demo 1 - Painting Robot Arm 5:43 Demo 2 - In Context Learning 8:30 Demo 3 - Robocurve Office Tasks 11:29 Demo 4 - Hand Simulation 15:16 Demo 5 - Drone Flying 17:38 How to use Astra with Robots 18:07 Policy-like 18:51 Agent 19:32 Teacher-like 19:58 Is Astra a VLA ? 21:20 Was it trained on Robot Data? 22:38 Task Annotation Experiment 24:09 Demo 6 - Safety Testing 26:44 Limitations 29:40 Comparison & Outlook 33:52 Outro Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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#17
September 20 · 49 min
Is This Tactile Glove the Missing Piece for Humanoid Robots? | Matt Wulff (6thSense)
In this episode of the robotics stack podcast, we explore tactile data capture hardware with Matt Wulff from 6thSense. He is one of the co-founders and joins us to discuss the specialized robotics hardware required to give robots a realistic sense of touch. We examine how current systems struggle with physical dexterity and why new hardware approaches are essential for advancement. We break down the entire data capture pipeline from deployments to engineering the gloves & camera involved and how to turn this into useful robotics training data. We also speak about what the future holds for hands, humanoids & more! #robot #data #podcast 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:39 The Future of Robotics & 6thSense 1:44 Background 2:20 Egocentric Video & Tactile Data 3:15 Stereo vs. Monocular Video 4:43 6thSense Products & Services 5:28 Hardware 5:33 Cameras 6:06 Gloves 6:50 Product Development 8:18 Team 9:19 Funding 9:50 Deployments I 10:14 Data Capture Methods 11:06 Deployments II 12:38 Competitive Edge 16:50 Tactile Sensors 19:26 UMI Data 21:40 Data Management & Processing 23:10 Data Quality 24:25 Strategy & Partnerships 26:38 More Cameras 28:20 Hand to Gripper Data 29:07 UMI / Teleoperation 31:54 Robot Model Training 33:45 Capture Rig Implementation 35:28 Robotic Hands 36:30 Who will win Humanoids? 38:19 GPT Astra 40:00 Future 41:35 AI 42:55 Stock Picks 45:32 Robot Skin 47:30 Is Video Enough? 49:14 Outro Guest: https://x.com/makeitmatto Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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#16
September 13 · 54 min
Is Steel Bot the Open-Source Humanoid America Needs? | Randall Briggs
In this episode of the robotics stack podcast we have our second interview. The guest is Randall Briggs who is working on Steel Bot, an open-source robot platform that is made in America. We are discussing the product, the history and alternatives like the Unitree G1 or Asimov. Randall also shares some interesting historical insights and explains why he has such strong conviction for the project. #opensource #robot #podcast 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:38 Background 2:22 Returning to MIT 6:47 Backdrivability 9:19 Steel Bot 9:40 Inspiration 11:19 The Need for an Alternative 14:01 Steel Bot Progress 14:48 FCC Ban 16:24 Permanent Magnets 18:00 Steel Bot Specs 20:49 Modularity 22:08 Hands 23:14 Funding & Team 24:19 Unitree G1 Limitations 28:02 Steel Bot Software 31:30 Open Source Importance 33:39 Apple History & Applications for Robots 39:05 Use Cases & Job Market 43:42 Mass Production & Demand 47:07 Market Dynamics 48:43 Steel Bot Customers 49:38 Contact 50:30 Conviction & Vision 51:34 Business Opportunities 53:35 Selling Actuators 54:32 Outro Guest: https://x.com/randallmbriggs Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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#15
September 6 · 55 min
XPENG Just Build A Humanoid Robot That Moves Almost Too Human | XPENG Iron
In this episode of the robotics stack podcast we look at XPENG and their new humanoid robot called Iron. Before that we also talk about 3 models for one-shot robot learning & in-context learning: Generalist AI and their new model Gen 1.5, Skild AI & Rhoda AI. We also cover the Chinese version of SpaceX called Landspace and their new achievements on the rocket side. #xpeng #iron #robot #podcast 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:36 One Shot Robot Learning Models 0:49 Rhoda AI 2:00 Generalist AI 2:39 Skild AI 3:10 The GPT Moment for Robotics 4:02 Generalist Part 2 7:24 Skild Part 2 11:30 Generalist Part 3 14:40 Skild Part 3 15:17 More Stats 15:59 Founders & Funding 17:28 Exotec 21:39 Skypod 23:32 Skypath 24:03 Deepsky 24:45 Deployments 25:05 Decathlon 25:50 Renault 26:17 DSV 26:30 Trusco Nakayama 26:49 Mujin 27:46 Limitations 28:55 Further Insights 30:53 Landspace & China Space Program 36:30 Landspace Financials 37:00 SpaceX Comparison 43:37 XPENG 44:53 Company 47:13 Products 48:37 Robotics Business 50:00 Iron Humanoid 55:21 Outro Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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#14
August 30 · 50 min
Robots Just Learned How to Be Your Perfect AI Girlfriend | UBTECH UWORLD U1
In this episode of the robotics stack podcast we are covering Niantic Spatial & their Large Geospatial Model (LGM). Then we give you a little update on Robot Hands which take up a huge chunk of R&D usually. After that we get to companies working on the Robot Girlfriend & Boyfriend idea for companionship e.g. Ubtech with their Uworld U1. Finally we wrap up with the Unitree IPO and the key financial points around it. #robot #girlfriend #ai #podcast 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:31 Niantic Spatial 0:58 Company History 3:20 Large Geospatial Model (LGM) 5:46 VPS 2.0 6:32 Scaniverse 8:05 Flexion Partnership 9:42 Coco Robotics 9:59 Vantor 10:19 Digital Twin of a City 10:55 Spexi 11:11 Strategy 12:20 Robot Hands 14:40 Tacta Systems 20:30 Xynova 22:59 Chinese Hand Companies 23:36 Agilink AI 24:08 Inspire Robots 24:30 Tesla Optimus v3 25:01 Figure 03 25:55 Xela Robotics 26:27 Robot Girlfriend & Boyfriend 27:20 UBTECH UWORLD U1 29:32 Realbotix 30:36 Intima 31:20 Aheadform 32:41 Somnia Lab 33:51 Lovesense 34:22 Notable Mentions 36:24 Unitree IPO 38:40 Products 41:00 Funding History 44:46 Customers 45:47 Capital Allocation 48:07 World Humanoid Robot Games & Regulations 49:44 Outro Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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#13
August 23 · 48 min
Is This the World's First True Open-Source Humanoid ? | Asimov Robot
In this episode of the robotics stack podcast we will take a look at Asimov, potentially the first true open-source humanoid robot. Before that Léo explains who Dyna is and why their new model & scaling approach are so interesting. We also check out Trossen Robotics & their lineup of data capture devices, including the new ones. And if you are more into the economics behind robots this episode also gives you a thorough analysis of robotics margins. #opensource #robot #asimov #podcast 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:30 Dyna 1:07 Teleoperation vs Egocentric Data 2:27 World Action Model 17:45 Trossen Robotics 18:47 Company Background 23:05 Products 28:00 Margins of Robotics Companies 40:18 Open-Source Robot 42:10 Asimov 0 42:36 Asimov 1 46:41 Asimov 2 47:49 Closing Thoughts Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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#12
August 16 · 53 min
Google Just Gave Robots a Massive Intelligence Upgrade | Gemini Robotics
In this episode of the robotics stack podcast we rank the top robotics companies worldwide by revenue, including usual suspects like Fanuc, Kuka & Symbotic but also lesser known companies. Then we explain the popular LLM to Robot workflows we see online & why you'd rather use something like Gemini Robotics 2, Google's newest Model (which we also discuss). Finally we end on a high note with spectacular Robot Fights from companies like REK, UFC, URKL & Battlebots! #gemini #robotics #google #podcast 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:43 Top 10 Robotics Companies 1:12 Intuitive Surgical 3:30 Ecovacs 4:43 Roborock 6:18 Fanuc 7:51 ABB Robotics 8:56 Symbotic 9:38 Yaskawa 9:58 Kuka 10:27 Kawasaki 11:13 Autostore 12:44 Wiring a foundation model into a robot 25:43 Gemini Robotics 2 27:06 Vision Language Action Model (VLA) 30:08 Embodied Reasoning Model (VLM) 32:32 On Device VLA 36:33 Robot Fighting Leagues 37:56 Ultimate Fighting Bots 40:00 REK 43:33 URKL 47:34 Battlebots 52:46 Outro Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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#11
August 9 · 45 min
Is This Actuator the Missing Piece for Humanoid Robots? | Bryce Cianciotto
In this episode of the robotics stack podcast we have our first interview. The guest is Bryce Cianciotto who is working on a Next-Gen Actuator for robots. We are diving deep into how actuators actually work, the product of Bryce is the Orbit Actuator. We talk about different variations, the process that led him to this version and also applications and implications for the market. #actuator #robotics #podcast 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:31 Background 1:16 Actuator Fundamentals 2:07 Types of Actuators 2:45 Motion Output 2:58 Transmission Architecture 3:30 The Orbit Actuator 7:20 Competition & Applications 13:30 Off Topic : China Trade Ban 16:40 Advantages & Challenges 31:50 Production 34:00 Customers 36:06 Raising Capital 39:55 Predictions & Outlook 44:30 Outro Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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#10
August 1 · 50 min
Is this The Most Human-Aware Humanoid Yet? Generative Bionics GENE.01 Robot
In this episode of the robotics stack podcast we are discussing Sunday Robotics and their success with the model Act 2, especially at folding laundry. Then we look into an Archer Aviation & Anduril collaborating on a new modern aircraft (Archer Halo / Anduril Thunder) Besides that, rumor has it that Anthropic was in talks trying to acquire Physical Intelligence. And we see new innovation for humanoid robots with the Italian Startup Generative Bionics and their humanoid GENE.01. #sunday #robotics #podcast 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:33 Sunday Robotics 14:05 Archer & Anduril Collab 24:51 Physical Intelligence 38:40 Generative Bionics 50:18 Outro Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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#9
July 25 · 47 min
The World's Most Advanced Humanoid Robot Hand ? 1X NEO Robot
In this episode of the robotics stack podcast we are looking at 1X and their new robot NEO which will come with dexterous state of the art hand technology. Then we look into surgery robots, specifically the Da Vinci from Intuitive Surgical, which is potentially going to get competition by new setups e.g. Unitree Robot Hardware becoming useful for medical procedures. Our third topic is Terrafirma which is a company trying to make construction work autonomous by using AI, sensors & robotic components. And finally we look at Benchmarks & Evaluation for robot training. #1x #neo #podcast 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:38 1x NEO 8:09 Hand Technology 16:52 Da Vinci Robot & Unitree Procedure 27:07 Construction Automation 37:43 Benchmarks for Robots 46:54 Outro Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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#8
July 18 · 48 min
Is this 10,000 Hour World Model the Next AI Breakthrough? | MIRA by General Intuition
The Robotics Stack Podcast Episode 8 starts with Flexion achieving remarkable results for long range horizon tasks with their new VLM (Vision Language Model) Architecture. Then we follow up with General Intuition and their new AI World Model called MIRA. It was trained on gaming data, specifically Rocket League. We also cover the "Github for Robotics" Tinkr AI & the recent news about Boston Dynamics an also their presence at the FIFA World Cup as the official robotics partner. #ai #model #gaming #podcast 0:00 Podcast Overview 0:32 Flexion 15:21 MIRA World Model 26:06 Tnkr - "Github for Robots" 35:49 Boston Dynamics 48:05 Outro Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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#7
July 8 · 51 min
Is this $25K Terminator Robot Stronger Than Humans? | EngineAI T800
In this episode of the robotics stack podcast we are covering a couple Robotics Stocks that you've probably not heard of yet, we look at Anduril and their new software system called ArsenalOS as well as the T800 Terminator Robot by Engine AI. And last but not least we look at tesla and lawsuit agains a smaller Startup that produces robotic humanoid hands called Proception. 0:00 Introduction 0:40 Robotics Stocks 1:05 Stereotaxis 3:38 Knightscope 7:35 Serve Robotics 10:08 Richtech Robotics 12:41 Myomo 15:19 Anduril ArsenalOS 26:28 EngineAI T800 42:42 Proception Tesla Lawsuit 51:00 Outro Léo https://x.com/LeoKharon Oskar https://x.com/hundreddaysx Podcast https://x.com/roboticsstack
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