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Episode #1062: In a first on this show, Paul does a live food review of Buddy’s Pizza, provided by Steve Greenfield. Plus, we talk about how Amazon is preparing to have humanoid robots jump into the last mile of package delivery.

Show Notes with links:

• A little over a week ago, Steve Greenfield was shocked to learn that Paul had never had a Detroit-style pizza. What followed on social media was a hotly debated post by Steve where the comments raged about which Detroit-style pizza was best. In the end, Buddy’s won. 
  • True to his word, Steve sent Paul a pizza from Buddy’s so he could eat his first bite live while he and Kyle wish they were eating pizza too. Will Paul like it?
    
    
    

• Amazon is set to launch real-world tests of humanoid robots that could one day walk your packages from electric vans to your doorstep. It's a next-level experiment blending robotics, AI, and EV logistics.
  • A new report says that “Amazon hopes humanoid robots will be able to hitch a ride in the back of Amazon’s electric Rivian vans and spring out to deliver packages.”
  • Over 20,000 Rivian vans are in service; Amazon aims for 100,000 by 2030.
  • A “humanoid park” at Amazon’s San Francisco office simulates real-world delivery scenarios.
  • Robots from companies like Unitree are included, with Amazon developing proprietary software using DeepSeek-VL2 and Alibaba’s Qwen.

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