What podcasts say about Péter Fankhauser
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What Péter Fankhauser has said on podcasts
13 statements · 6 positive · 4 negative · 2 mixed · 1 neutral
Four-legged robots can navigate stairs and locations accessible to people.
“for sure you have a great mobility. You can climb stairs, you can go anywhere a person can go.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 2:03
Humanoid robots may be better for narrow spaces and eye-level work.
“Maybe a humanoid is better.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 2:56
Sensor-equipped inspection robots can perceive signals beyond human abilities.
“you can go way beyond what a human can do.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 4:21
Industrial asset downtime can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per hour.
“These assets, if they stop, they lose revenues in the hundreds of thousands per hour.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 4:25
Anybotics robots currently operate for a maximum of roughly eight hours.
“the maximum is in eight hour range.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 5:54
- on Anybotics explosive-atmosphere robotPositiveJul 28, 2026· All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Anybotics built a robot guaranteed not to create sparks in explosive atmospheres.
“we built a special robot that's guaranteed not to create a spark.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 7:20
Robots should perform dangerous, remote, boring, and repetitive work instead of people.
“Robots should work in environments where people shouldn't be dangerous, remote. Right. Boring, repetitive tasks.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 7:55
- on Robot repair in explosive atmospheresNegativeJul 28, 2026· All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Reliable robot repair in explosive atmospheres remains under development.
“getting it to 99.9% reliability in explosive atmosphere. That's still in development.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 8:43
Chinese robots demonstrate strong hardware engineering but do not yet solve customers’ complete problems.
“that device is a piece of hardware that can walk beautifully. Great engineering, love it. Do backflips, but they're not solving the problem.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 10:37
Anybotics has ISO cybersecurity certification for its sensitive-data operations.
“We have ISO certification for cybersecurity.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 10:59
Europe has a responsibility to build its own technologies.
“there's a responsibility in Europe to build technologies”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 11:59
Péter Fankhauser opposes weaponizing robots.
“I personally don't like it. I hate it.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 13:54
Weaponized robots are currently too immature to deploy against people.
“they're not that mature that you would put somebody else in harm's way.”
Open the episode · The $1/Hour Worker: Four Robotics CEOs on Humanoids at Home, China's Threat, and the End of Dangerous JobsListen at 14:08
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