Are world models the unlock for Physical AI? | Episode 19
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The episode explores the advancements in Physical AI with insights from founders in the field.
This Week In Startups is made possible by: Paypal Today’s show: *When we think of “Physical AI,” most of us conjure images of humanoid robots and self-driving cars. But there’s a lot more to the category than just breakdancing Chinese bots and Waymos, from excavators autonomously digging tomorrows worksites, to a robot the size of four pizza boxes deploying to the ISS. Guest host Alex Wilhelm sits down with three founders in the trenches of the Physical AI Space: Boris Sofman of Bedrock Robotics, which builds autonomous construction equipment Jeff Hawke of Odyssey, a frontier AI lab specializing in world models for robotics and video games Ethan Barajas of Icarus Robotics, designers of the free-flying Joy robot that will join the ISS crew in 2027 Guests: Boris Sofman on X: https://x.com/bsofman Bedrock Robotics: https://bedrockrobotics.com/ Jeff Hawke on X: https://x.com/jeffrey_hawke Odyssey: https://odyssey.ml/ Ethan Barajas on X: https://x.com/ethanbarajas11 Icarus Robotics: https://www.icarusrobotics.com/ Relevant Links Bedrock Excavators Remove 65,000 Cubic Yards of Dirt…
People in this episode
Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Boris Sofman, Jeff Hawke, Ethan Barajas
Topics covered
- Physical AI
- robotics
- world models
- autonomous construction
- space technology
Keywords
- Physical AI
- robotics
- world models
- autonomous equipment
- space robots
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bedrock Robotics, Odyssey, Icarus Robotics
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