Haomiao Huang, founding partner at Matter Venture Partners, discusses robotics, physical AI and investment priorities with John Koetsier on NEXT with John Koetsier.
Arno Rober, president of Hexagon Robotics, talks with John Koetsier on NEXT about preparing Aeon robot fleets for factory work, including the Schaeffler plan to train, deploy, and scale toward 1,000 robots.
Hexagon Robotics President Arno Rober talks with NEXT host John Koetsier about preparing AEON humanoid robots for factory work, including a planned path to 1,000 robots with Schaeffler.
Ashish Kapoor, who founded and leads General Robotics, joins John Koetsier on NEXT to discuss using AI agents to speed up robot training and deployment.
Amber Atherton, serial entrepreneur and investor at consumer-focused venture firm Patron, discusses specialized home robots and humanoids with John Koetsier on NEXT.
Amber Atherton, an investor at early-stage consumer technology firm Patron, joins John Koetsier on NEXT to discuss why specialized home robots may reach consumers before humanoids.
Daniel Diaz, chief business officer at Agility Robotics, joins John Koetsier on NEXT with John Koetsier to discuss Digit V5, commercial deployments, and working safely alongside people.
Junghee Ryu, founder and CEO of RLWRLD, talks with John Koetsier on NEXT about AI models for high-DOF robot hands and the data, hardware, and benchmarks needed to deploy them.
The Atlas Director of Robot Behavior at Boston Dynamics talks with NEXT host John Koetsier about Atlas’s design, robot intelligence, factory integration, and why legs can suit industrial work.
Jeff Bernstein, president of the Association for Advancing Automation, talks with NEXT host John Koetsier about humanoids in manufacturing and warehouses, workplace safety, automation and jobs, U.S. robotics strategy, and home robots.
John Koetsier of NEXT speaks with Alexandra Sukharev, a vice president at Bessemer Venture Partners, about which companies may succeed in humanoid robotics and the challenges of real world deployment.
Colin Angle, co-founder of iRobot and CEO of Familiar Machines and Magic, discusses the company’s home robot and its focus on companionship with John Koetsier on NEXT.
Tyler Habowski and Yonathan Robbins, co-founders of Kyber Labs, discuss dexterous robot hands and practical ways to automate manipulation with John Koetsier on NEXT.
John Koetsier of NEXT with John Koetsier talks with Jan Leard, founder and CEO of OpenMind and a Stanford bioengineering professor, about near-term uses for home robots and the open-source OM1 robot operating system.
Chris Kuda, CEO of Mind Children, discusses building a child-friendly social humanoid robot with host John Koetsier on NEXT with John Koetsier, alongside the prototype Cody.
Sanket Pathak, founder of Foundation, discusses humanoid robot manufacturing, Phantom’s design and commercial plans, and military uses with John Koetsier on NEXT with John Koetsier.
Dr. Brad Ambrose, former NASA humanoid robotics team lead and chairman of robotics at Alliant, discusses humanoid design, commercial potential, and U.S.–China competition with John Koetsier on NEXT.
Tamar Rasheed, who leads generative AI and innovation delivery at AWS, discusses the Amazon–NVIDIA Physical AI Fellowship with MassRobotics on NEXT with John Koetsier.
Starship CEO Alastair Westgarth joins John Koetsier on NEXT with John Koetsier to discuss the company’s delivery robots, their performance at scale, and how they may reshape city commerce.
Mike Obalonsky, partner at Cortical Ventures, discusses the engineering challenges and economic potential of robotic hands with John Koetsier on NEXT with John Koetsier.
Brent Pierce, CEO of Kinesis Robots and a robotics entrepreneur with experience building humanoids, talks with Jon on NEXT with John Koetsier about whether robots need legs and what will make them practical.
Apptronik CEO Jeff Cardenas talks with John Koetsier on NEXT about Apollo’s development, manufacturing plans, the humanoid robot market, and the path to adoption.
David Reger, CEO and founder of NEURA Robotics, talks with John Koetsier on NEXT about the 4NE-1 humanoid, the company’s technology and plans for European robotics.
Peter Diamandis, founder of XPRIZE and co-founder of Singularity University, discusses humanoid robots with John Koetsier on NEXT, which Koetsier introduces as TechFirst.
Andrew Kiguel, CEO of Realbotix, discusses humanoid robots as companions as well as workers with John Koetsier on NEXT, alongside Aria, Realbotix’s AI-integrated robot.
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