AI For Humans: Making Artificial Intelligence Fun & Practical The AI Robot Uprising Has Begun (And It's Weirder Than You Think)
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Jan 9, 2026 Robots are stealing the spotlight at CES 2025, showcasing jaw-dropping agility and capabilities. From Boston Dynamics' Atlas performing acrobatics to NVIDIA's Alpamayo challenging Tesla's autonomy, the future looks intense. A $100 AI drone now offers the bizarre ability to hunt targets. Google’s integration of Gemini in Gmail proves to be a game-changer, while OpenAI hints at a mysterious audio device. The conversation also dives into the implications of humanoid robots on factories and the quirky side of AI with references to Ralph Wiggum and AI fan creations.
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NVIDIA's Dual-Model Driving Stack
- NVIDIA's Alpamayo pairs a reasoning model with a rules-based fail-safe to handle driving edge cases.
- The stack blends end-to-end video-to-action AI with classic rule enforcement for robustness.
Atlas Signals Humanoid Workstation Shift
- Boston Dynamics' new Atlas is fully electric, highly ambidextrous, and can recharge while running.
- Its flexibility suggests factories and workstations could be redesigned around humanoid robots.
Cheap Drone Demo Sparks Drone-Swarm Fears
- Kevin describes a $100 hobby drone demo that uses onboard vision to find and land on an object by natural-language instruction.
- The video showed collisions but highlighted how cheap AI-enabled swarms could become.