LaBelle discusses moving forward, Von Neumann Probe Status and Self-Replication, ICON 3d printing company, Brett Adcock’s newest company Hark, Figure’s push recovery debut and more 

LaBelle discusses the Nvidia GTC conference, Olaf the robot, Orbital Data Centers, StarCloud, Tesla’s new TerraFab project and more 

LaBelle discusses Figure’s new unveil: 2 min of uninterrupted footage, Microsoft 365, CEO of perplexity’s comments on job loss due to ai, a breakthrough in brain to simulation transfer, Claude’s new upgrade to Cron Jobs and more 

Paul Mikesell, founder and CEO of Carbon Robotics, discusses the LaserWeeder G2—a machine developed by the company that eradicates weeds safely using high-precision lasers, eliminating the need for herbicides or glyphosate. In the episode, he explains the ins and outs of how the LaserWeeder works, including its computer vision and robotics systems that identify weeds in real time and target them with lasers while sparing crops. He also covers the AI brain behind it: the proprietary Large Plant Model (LPM), a specialized foundation model trained on over 150 million labeled plant images and data points, which enables accurate plant detection, identification, and precise weed elimination across various crops and fields.

LaBelle discusses ClawPod swarm bots, Figure’s newest orthopedic, the newest engineered Astronaut toilet for Mars missions, defense company Overland Ai’s newest tech ULTRA and more 

#41 - Robot Orthopedics 

LaBelle discusses Figure’s new Helix update, the tech singularity, the difference between Claude Co-Worker and Moltbot aka Clawdbot aka OpenClaw, Sprout the new robot that emerged from stealth and more 

LaBelle discusses the latest video of Figure running in formation, Claude Co-Worker, Robot brains, SkildAi’s newest breakthrough, Salto the dink dink bot and more 

LaBelle discusses Boston Dynamics Atlas’ new impressive arm reach length and new hand design, Nvidia Cosmos world foundation model, Andrew Sorkin, diffusion hybrid models, toilet cleaning bots and more 

LaBelle discusses her predictions for the next frontier of hard labor, orbital gas stations, asteroid mining, space welders, a conceptual  space elevator aka the vertical railroad to the stars, the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show, Figure update and more 

LaBelle discusses military robots with swarm capability, a tire pusher bot, chicken muffins, how autonomous vehicles make split decisions, Palantir and more