What podcasts say about Jonathan Hurst
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What Jonathan Hurst has said on podcasts
12 statements · 7 positive · 2 negative · 3 neutral
Robot perception is nearly solved and has become a major robotics inflection point.
“the fact that perception is all but solved at this point is a really, really huge inflection point.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 49:59
Internet-scale training data does not exist for robot motor control.
“that data does not exist for robot control.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 51:27
No single world-model approach will solve robotics training.
“there is no silver bullet.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 52:44
Robots currently require far more training data and examples than humans.
“Robots take so much more data and so many more examples than a person.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 54:50
Digit V5 will operate safely near people without physical barriers in warehouses.
“Digit V5, which is coming out later this year, is the first time that a humanoid robot, a robot who is balancing, can step out of a work cell and does not need a physical barrier between the robot and the person to maintain safety in this warehouse.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 56:16
Agility expects future robots to sell near the price of cars.
“We'll be selling robots, you know, in the vicinity of cost of cars and things like that.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 57:45
Digit V5 is designed to operate approximately 20 of every 24 hours.
“20 out of 24 hours for our Digit V5 robot”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 58:17
Robot value is primarily determined by the cost of the human labor replaced or augmented.
“the value for these robots is really set by the human labor.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 59:37
- on Autonomous package-sorting factoriesPositiveJul 28, 2026· All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Fully autonomous truck-to-factory package sorting will eventually operate without on-site workers.
“Someday there's going to be an autonomous truck that drives up and they have a completely lights out autonomous package sortation factory”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 1:01:26
- on Agility Robotics humanoid package deliveryPositiveJul 28, 2026· All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Humanoid package delivery to front doors is on Agility Robotics’ roadmap.
“it's on our roadmap for sure”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 1:03:03
Robots moving objects can free people from dull, dirty, and dangerous work.
“picking up stuff and putting them somewhere else is such a huge use case that frees people from the classic three Ds of robotics”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 1:03:33
Engineering skills will remain useful for students amid robotics-driven career changes.
“if students just build some of the core skill sets around engineering, it's going to be applicable and useful.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 1:04:56
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