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Humanoid robots are no longer a “someday” product, they’re showing up in real shopping carts with real price tags. We walk through what you actually get when a humanoid robot costs $18,000 to $20,000, starting with the Unitree G1 and the sensors that try to keep it upright and aware, like depth cameras and 3D LiDAR. We also talk candidly about the gap between flashy demos and everyday home reality, including the risks of falls, stairs, and how much trust you should place in a machine that’s still learning its way around the world.

We then compare that to the next wave of home assistant robots, including the 1X NEO, and why the idea of monthly AI updates is both exciting and unsettling. If your car can feel different after an over-the-air update, what happens when the same update lands on a robot that folds laundry, carries items, or moves around your house? We also dig into the robot subscription model and the uncomfortable question of whether features could become paywalled by task over time.

After all the robot talk, we bring it back to what people need right now: dependable computer repair, real troubleshooting, and the right to repair movement sweeping across the US. We explain why being able to fix what you own matters for your wallet, your freedom to choose local repair, and the planet through reduced e-waste. Finally, we share a practical Wi-Fi security tip that pays off immediately: use your router’s guest network to isolate smart home and IoT devices from the laptops and phones that hold your most important data. Subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review with the tech topic you want us to tackle next.

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