In this episode, Brett and Peter discuss Figure’s 2nd generation Humanoid Robot, Figure’s collaboration with OpenAI, how humanoid robots will impact jobs, and more.
Recorded on Aug 13th, 2024
Views are my own thoughts; not Financial, Medical, or Legal Advice.
Brett Adcock is an American technology entrepreneur and the founder of Figure, an AI robotics company building a general-purpose humanoid robot. Previously, Brett founded Archer Aviation, an urban air mobility company that IPO’d at $2.7 billion. He also founded Vettery, a machine learning-based talent marketplace that was acquired for $110 million.
Learn more about Figure: https://www.figure.ai/
Learn more about Brett: https://www.brettadcock.com/
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0:00 - The Future of Robotics: A CEO's Perspective
1:43 - Breaking Barriers: SpaceX Innovation Continues
2:16 - Company Unveils New Humanoid Robot
6:30 - Innovating at Breakneck Speed with Figure Robots
10:29 - The Future of Affordable Robots
13:43 - The Robot Workforce of 2040
14:55 - The Ethical Dilemma of AI
16:25 - AI's Impact on Human Capabilities.
18:00 - The End of Undesirable Jobs
22:41 - Investors Bet Big on Robotics Industry
25:06 - The Power of Converging Technologies
29:51 - Interacting with Intelligent Robots
36:26 - The Future of Robots and Work-Life Balance
40:07 - Innovative Company Changing Disease Diagnosis
42:28 - The Future of Humanoid Technologies
48:24 - China's Robotic Revolution is Coming
52:28 - The Power of a Strong Team
57:58 - Changing the Odds of Success
59:25 - Challenges in Supply Chain for Building Robots
1:01:39 - The Manufacturing Success of Robots
1:03:20 - AI Startup Revolutionizes Health Tracking
1:07:00 - Talking to Robots: Whoa, What?
1:09:00 - Robots and Safety Concerns Explored
1:14:58 - Robots: Incapable of Breaking Rules?
1:18:07 - The Future of Job Automation
1:21:23 - Scaling Up One Step at a Time
1:22:26 - The Rise of Household Robots
1:24:08 - The Future of Robotics Production
1:26:20 - Revolutionary Tech Progress: Figure Two
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