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NEXT with John Koetsier
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- NEXT with John Koetsier
100,000 robotaxi rides from the company you've never heard of
Waymo and Tesla get the headlines. But Avride has quietly completed more than 100,000 commercial autonomous rides through Uber in Dallas, driven over 2 million…
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Biggest robot security deal ever?
Robot guard dogs are moving from experiments to serious business. Asylon Robotics has signed a $17 million, five-year deal with security giant Securitas to…
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1,000 humanoid robots. 1 factory.
What does it actually take to put 1,000 humanoid robots to work? Hexagon Robotics President Arnaud Robert joins me to explain how the company is moving its…
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He runs 100s of AI agents ... here’s how
What does it actually look like to work with hundreds of AI agents? In this episode of NEXT with John Koetsier, I chat with Steve Ancheta, founder and CEO of…
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2035 Homes: 1 Humanoid Robot or 10 Specialized Robots?
What will the home of 2035 actually look like: One humanoid robot that does everything, or 10 specialized robots, each handling one specific task extremely…
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Quantum computing + AI + agents = AGI?
What happens when you combine frontier AI, agentic systems, and quantum computing? In this episode of NEXT with John Koetsier, we chat with Mykola Maksymenko…
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AI can now edit DNA and create deepfake viruses
AI is moving beyond text, images, and code. Now it’s learning to read and write -- shall we say program -- DNA.In this episode of NEXT, John Koetsier talks…
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Do we really need 400 humanoid robot companies?
Why aren’t hundreds of millions of intelligent robots already operating in the physical world? In this episode of NEXT with John Koetsier, John speaks with…
- NEXT with John Koetsier
Rhoda AI: 1000X less training data required?
Can robots learn from the internet the same way ChatGPT learned from text? In this episode, Andrew Wooten, co-founder of Rhoda AI, explains why his company…
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Neo's amazing new hands - just released!
My instant first look at 1X’s just-unveiled NEO robot hands. Hot take: they're a massive leap toward truly useful humanoid robots. With 25 degrees of freedom…
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Is AI killing jobs or are CEOs using it as an excuse?
Is AI really causing mass layoffs or are CEOs just using AI as a convenient excuse? In this episode, John Koetsier talks with longtime tech journalist…
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Robots in schools? Interviewing Chris Chen from Faraday Future
Humanoid robots are often pitched as factory workers, warehouse assistants, or home helpers. But what if education becomes their biggest opportunity? In this…
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Goodbye wheelchairs. Hello Cruz: autonomous mobility pods
What if airports had self-driving mobility pods that could safely navigate through crowds, just like something out of The Jetsons? Or the Pixar movie Wall-E?…
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AI & education: disaster or destiny?
Is AI in education a disaster ... or inevitable. We can easily see that AI is already changing education ... but is it making kids smarter, or just more…
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Roomba CEO's new home robot: not humanoid!
What if the next big wave of AI isn’t about robots doing your chores but about robots that understand you? In this episode, we sit down with Colin Angle…
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AI-native manufacturing
AI is everywhere ... except the factory. What does AI-native manufacturing look like? Is it possible? Can AI agents help manufacturers produce more product at…
- NEXT with John Koetsier
Quantum navigation: Unhackable, GPS-free
What happens when GPS goes down: jammed, spoofed, or completely denied? In this episode of TechFirst, host John Koetsier sits down with Michael Biercuk…
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Are AI agents the new apps?
Are AI agents really the future of software — or just the latest wave of hype? In this episode of TechFirst, host John Koetsier sits down with Don Murray, CEO…
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Amazing robot hands from Kyper Labs
What if the hardest part of building a humanoid robot isn’t the brain but the hands? Robot hands are half the complexity of a robot, a humanoid robot CEO told…
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Welcome to the agentic enterprise
What does the agentic enterprise of tomorrow look like? What happens when AI can build software in hours and agents can run entire business processes? In this…
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NanoClaw is a safer OpenClaw
NanoClaw is a new agent inspired by OpenClaw, but without the massive security risks you get with OpenClaw. Essentially, it's a safer OpenClaw. What if you…
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Teaching robots like humans: 1000 tasks in 24 hours
Imagine teaching a robot 1000 tasks in just 24 hours. Imagine teaching robots just like you teach humans. In fact, what if teaching a robot were as easy as…
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Giving AI a human soul
Can we give an AI human emotions? A soul? Can AI truly feel, or will it just act like it does? In this episode of TechFirst, I talk with Vishnu Hari, founder…
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AI, agents, robots: our insane WestWorld future
Is your AI agent running a restaurant — or a factory — while you sleep? In this episode of TechFirst, John Koetsier sits down with Jensen Teng, CEO and…
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AI killing creativity: this scientist proved it
Is AI killing creativity ... or just making it easier to be average? 94% of creatives now use AI. But only 11% believe it actually makes them more creative. So…
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93% of jobs will be hit by AI .... $4.5 trillion at stake
AI is moving faster than anyone predicted. In a massive new study analyzing 1,000 jobs and nearly 20,000 tasks, Cognizant found that 93% of jobs are already…
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Machine unlearning: AI's missing link?
AI models are powerful, but they don’t forget. And that's a problem. They hallucinate. They inherit bias. They absorb sensitive data. And once they’re trained…
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SLMs vs LLMs: 10% of the cost, 100% of the accuracy?
Large language models have dominated the AI conversation — but are small language models (SLMs) actually the future? In this episode of TechFirst, host John…
- NEXT with John Koetsier
Robots won't do chores?
Humanoid robots are coming into our homes, but they probably won’t be doing your laundry anytime soon. In this episode of TechFirst, host John Koetsier sits…
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Generative Hollywood: E! founder Larry Namer on AI
AI is hitting entertainment like a sledgehammer ... from algorithmic gatekeepers and AI-written scripts to digital actors and entire movies generated from a…
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Robot reasoning: why data is not enough
Robots aren’t just software. They’re AI in the physical world. And that changes everything. In this episode of TechFirst, host John Koetsier sits down with Ali…
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Social humanoid robot for kids under $10,000
Can we really build a $10,000 humanoid robot on open-source AI? In this episode of TechFirst, John Koetsier talks with Chris Kudla, CEO of Mind Children, about…
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AI is now every UI: generative user interfaces explained
Is AI really the new UI, or is that just another tech buzzphrase? Or ... is AI actually EVERY user interface now? In this episode of TechFirst, host John…
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Agent-first web: awesome or awful?
The web is turning agentic. And that changes everything from shopping to search to SEO. In this episode of TechFirst, John Koetsier sits down with Dave…
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World models: LLMs are not enough
AI has mastered language, sort of. But the real world is way messier. In this episode of TechFirst, John Koetsier sits down with Kirin Sinha, founder and CEO…
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Quantum computing, meet edge computing (thanks to diamonds)
Quantum computers usually mean massive machines, cryogenic temperatures, and isolated data centers. But what if quantum computing could run at room…
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Will AI kill your job?
Will AI kill your job? What happens to your job as AI gets smarter and companies keep laying people off even while profits rise? Will you still have a job?…
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Building TARS from Interstellar in real life
What if someone actually built TARS from Interstellar—and discovered it really could work? In this episode of TechFirst, host John Koetsier sits down with…
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AI is killing teen jobs faster
AI is already reshaping the workforce. What about teenagers? Turns out, they might be more impacted than anyone else. After all, they're usually in low-skill…
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Terminator? This humanoid robot is literally built for war (and more)
Are we about to create real life Terminators? Humanoid robots built for war? In this episode of TechFirst I talk with Sankaet Pathak, founder and CEO of…
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AI agents in manufacturing: reshoring production?
Is AI the secret sauce that lets the West deglobalize supply chains and bring factories back home? In this episode of TechFirst, I talk with Federico Martelli…
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Paypal for agents: welcome to agentic commerce
AI agents can already write code, build websites, and manage workflows ... but they still can’t pay for anything on their own. That bottleneck is about to…
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Giving AI a body is now cheap
Are we ready for a world where everything is smart? Not just phones and apps, but buildings, robots, and delivery bots rolling down our streets? Windows …
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Humanoid robots: USA vs China
Are humanoid robots going to decide which countries get rich and which fall behind? Probably yes. In this TechFirst, I talk with Dr. Robert Ambrose, former…
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Fixing AI's suicide problem
Is AI empathy a life-or-death issue? Almost a million people ask ChatGPT for mental health advice DAILY ... so yes, it kind of is. Rosebud co-founder Sean…
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Programmable matter for digital touch
We’ve digitized sound. We’ve digitized light. But touch, maybe the most human of our senses, has stayed stubbornly analog. That might be about to change…
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Fruit fly AI: SLMs are the new LLMs
AI is devouring the planet’s electricity ... already using up to 2% of global energy and projected to hit 5% by 2030. But a Spanish-Canadian company…
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AI agents = dream team for creators?
Can AI give every creator their own virtual team? Maybe, thanks to a new platform from RHEI called Made, which offers Milo, an AI agent who becomes your…
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Amazon, NVIDIA, and a new "physical AI" fellowship
What happens when Amazon, NVIDIA, and MassRobotics team up to merge generative AI with robotics? In this episode of TechFirst we chat with Amazon's Taimur…
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AGI: will it kill us or save us?
Artificial general intelligence (AGI) could be humanity’s greatest invention ... or our biggest risk. In this episode of TechFirst, I talk with Dr. Ben…
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9 million robot deliveries (!!!)
What changes when robots deliver everything? Starship Technologies has already completed 9 million autonomous deliveries, crossed roads over 200 million times…
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1 million qubits in 50 square millimeters (!!)
Imagine a quantum computer with a million physical qubits in a space smaller than a sticky note. That’s exactly what Quantum Art is building. In this TechFirst…
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Robotic hands: a $50 trillion opportunity
Are humanoid robots distracting us from the real unlock in robotics ... hands? In this TechFirst episode, host John Koetsier digs into the hardest (and most…
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Do robots really need legs?
Are humanoid robots the future… or a $100B mistake? Over 100 companies—from Meta to Amazon—are betting big on humanoids. But are we chasing a sci-fi dream…
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This kills 10,000 weeds per minute with lasers
The future could be much healthier for both farmers and everyone who eats, thanks to farm robots that kill weeds with lasers. In this episode of TechFirst, we…
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Smart farm robot cuts herbicide, fertilizer use by 90%
Can robots reduce herbicide and fertilizer use on farms by up to 90%? Probably yes. In this episode of TechFirst we chat with Verdant Robotics' CEO Gabe Sibley…
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Welcome to the agentic browser
Will your next browser be AI-enabled? AI-first? Perhaps even an AI agent? In this episode of TechFirst, John Koetsier sits down with Henrik Lexow, Senior…
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Nuclear waste can solve our AI power problem (and more)
Can nuclear waste solve the energy crisis caused by AI data centers? Maybe. And maybe much more, including providing rare elements we need like rhodium…
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Neura Robotics's new humanoid robot can lift 220 pounds
Neura Robotics officially launched shed 4NE-1 this week. It's the leading European humanoid robot and it's the most powerful humanoid robot in existence right…
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Tiny AI: 8 kilobyte neural networks in shoes, bikes, cameras
AI is big these days. Massive. More parameters, more memory, more capability. But what if the future is in tiny AI. Neural networks as small at 8 kilobytes on…