In this episode, we sit down with Rick Balzano, Vice President of Go-to-Market for AI Services, Safety and Robotics at TaskUs, to explore what it will take to move humanoid robots from impressive demonstrations into real-world workplaces.

We discuss embodied AI, simulation, training data, human oversight, and why safety could ultimately determine whether humanoid robots achieve mass adoption.

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In this episode, we sit down with Paleolithic archaeologist Dr. Ariel “Arik” Malinsky-Buller to reverse engineer the Stone Age.

We explore how tiny fragments of obsidian and chert reveal the sophisticated toolmaking, long-distance travel, and shared knowledge that helped ancient hunter-gatherers survive the rugged Armenian Highlands tens of thousands of years ago.

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In this episode, we sit down with Salar al Khafaji, founder and CEO of Monumental, to explore how autonomous robots are moving beyond the lab and onto real construction sites.

We discuss robot bricklayers, construction’s labor shortage, the challenge of building in unpredictable environments, and whether coordinated robot fleets could one day build a house in just 24 hours.

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