On this episode of the AI For All Podcast, Rob Knight, Founder and Robot Hardware Director at The Robot Studio, joins Ryan Chacon and Neil Sahota to discuss the state of robotics. They talk about robots versus smart appliances, domestic robots, the ultimate goal of robotics, the dexterity problem, robot use cases, attitudes and safety around robots, plus a robotics demonstration! Rob Knight is a humanoid robot designer and prototyper. Rob has always been fascinated by robots. For the last 20 years, he's designed, prototyped, and displayed humanoid robots full-time for some of the biggest names in tech including Maxon and NVIDIA. Rob is also committed to the democratization of robots and has published two open-source hands to encourage people to get into the world of robotics! The Robot Studio is a workshop that designs and manufactures some of the world's most advanced biologically-inspired robots. Discover more about robotics and AI at https://ai-forall.com More about The Robot Studio: https://www.therobotstudio.com DexHand: https://www.dexhand.org Connect with Rob: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-knight-03443789/ (00:00) Intro (00:54) Rob Knight and The Robot Studio (01:07) Current state of the robotics industry (03:09) Robots vs smart appliances (04:50) What is a domestic robot? (07:13) The ultimate goal of robotics (08:13) What technologies enable robotics progress? (09:39) Robotics demonstration (12:11) The dexterity problem (15:02) Robot use cases (20:16) Why haven't robots taken off yet? (22:18) Biologically-inspired robots (25:08) Attitudes and concerns around robots (30:06) Responsibility and safety with automation (34:45) What will move robotics forward? (36:19) Learn more and follow up Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43dYQV9 Listen to the Podcast: https://bit.ly/45rewGf Join Our Newsletter: https://newsletter.ai-forall.com Follow Us on Social: https://linktr.ee/aiforallofficial