Are humanoids really about to take over our jobs—or are we still decades away from seeing them outside factories and warehouses? What’s actually possible with today’s robotics, and how much is hype?

I talk with Melonee Wise, CTO of Agility Robotics, about the real state of humanoid robots, why Digit is built for warehouses instead of your living room, and how the field is shifting as AI and labor markets change. We dig into why simple grippers beat fancy hands, the ethics of automation, what LLMs can (and can’t) do for robotics, and why now might be the best time ever to become a roboticist.

You'll like this episode if you want a clear-eyed look at humanoids, the future of robotics jobs, or what it actually takes to build useful robots in the real world.