Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Professor Aaron Ames of the California Institute of Technology joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning question about robotics. What are robot dogs actually used for? Is there any attempt to put ChatGPT inside a robot? What’s the chance we’ll end up like Terminator in the future? Answers to these questions and many more await on Robotics Support.
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Watch more from WIRED | Tech Support: youtube.com/show/VLPLibNZv5Zd0dwIx8baZGDdkoPNg6LHAPDi?sbp=QAE%3D
#Robotics #AI #Technology
0:00 - Robotics Support
0:13 - One order of micro-chips please
1:02 - Boogie-bot. Servo style!
2:35 - I’ll be back, in the future
3:49 - Legs or wheels?
4:57 - Careful, this dog bytes
5:36 - HumanoidGPT
6:54 - Mobile robot, take the wheel
7:18 - Do the roomba
8:10 - Why are robots human-like?
9:53 - Robots run Amazon’s warehouses?
11:15 - $1 billion = no wheelchairs
11:38 - The inverted leg morphology
12:42 - The Curiosity Rover’s mars-terful engineering
14:00 - Autonomous cars have come a long way…
15:24 - Stop hating on LiDAR, Elon
17:11 - Robot surgeons vs. human surgeons
18:10 - Folding clothes is more complicated than you think
18:51 - NEO will do your chores, but will it work?
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Professor Aaron Ames of the California Institute of Technology joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning question about robotics. What are robot dogs actually used for? Is there any attempt to put ChatGPT inside a robot? What’s the chance we’ll end up like Terminator in the future? Answers to these questions and many more await on Robotics Support.
*WIRED recommends:*
youtu.be/r4rHAqsqF80
youtu.be/Puo3VkPkNZ4
youtu.be/83F1GSUsmzo
Watch more from WIRED | Tech Support: youtube.com/show/VLPLibNZv5Zd0dwIx8baZGDdkoPNg6LHAPDi?sbp=QAE%3D
#Robotics #AI #Technology
0:00 - Robotics Support
0:13 - One order of micro-chips please
1:02 - Boogie-bot. Servo style!
2:35 - I’ll be back, in the future
3:49 - Legs or wheels?
4:57 - Careful, this dog bytes
5:36 - HumanoidGPT
6:54 - Mobile robot, take the wheel
7:18 - Do the roomba
8:10 - Why are robots human-like?
9:53 - Robots run Amazon’s warehouses?
11:15 - $1 billion = no wheelchairs
11:38 - The inverted leg morphology
12:42 - The Curiosity Rover’s mars-terful engineering
14:00 - Autonomous cars have come a long way…
15:24 - Stop hating on LiDAR, Elon
17:11 - Robot surgeons vs. human surgeons
18:10 - Folding clothes is more complicated than you think
18:51 - NEO will do your chores, but will it work?
Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7
Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc
Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ
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ABOUT WIRED
WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.
