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Humanoid Robots Drop to $10K in Two Years | Animesh Garg
Sep 1, 2026
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Animesh Garg joins MTS to discuss foundation models for robotics, the role of new labs and academic research, and emerging paradigms like VLA models and world models. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love. -- https://x.com/animesh_garg -- MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens. Follow MTS: X | https://twitter.com/MTSlive YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM Apple | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763 Substack | https://mtslive.substack.com/ Interested in sponsoring the show? sponsors@mts.now -- Brought to you by: Lovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/ ElevenLabs - AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mts Arena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. https://arena.ai/ Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at https://neon.com/mts Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.com Today’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com to learn more Blitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.com AdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.com -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:54) Rise of Robotics Neo Labs (02:37) Key Directions in Generalizable Autonomy (04:28) Big Labs entering Robotics (06:13) Hardware Standards and Academic Research (09:24) Open-Source Sub-$1,000 Developer Robots (11:20) Scaling US Humanoid Manufacturing (13:09) Unifying VLA and World Models -- Note : This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.