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There Are Problems With This Humanoid Robot

Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

Oct 31
Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

Oct 31
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In this Halloween special edition of Waveform the crew celebrates spooky season! First, Marques, Andrew, and David debate the struggling iPhone Air before talking about how the new Neo robot is too good to be true. Then David explains Adobe’s latest AI-pow...

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It's a spooky season special on Waveform, where the team dives into tech trends with a festive twist. From underwhelming product launches to AI advancements that feel like magic, the crew unpacks the latest in gadgets and creativity tools—all before descending into candy-fueled chaos.
19:27
Most of the robot's actions in the demo were teleoperated, not autonomous.
24:54
Selling a $20,000 teleoperated robot to collect training data is a risky bet on future autonomy
1:04:39
The Boox Palma 2 Pro includes a SIM card tray and AI assistant, making it function like a minimalist phone.
1:33:14
Edible bubble juice tastes like actual bubble soap and is rated last

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Was the iPhone Air a flop right out of the gate?
00:00
How much of the Neo robot demo was actually real?
24:52
What makes the Boox Palma 2 Pro stand out in a sea of e-readers?
48:10
Can AI finally make photo editing feel effortless?
1:13:53
Which Halloween candy haunted our taste buds the most?
1:39:10

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Speaker 1: Does it ever feel like you're a marketing professional just speaking into the void? But with LinkedIn ads, you can know you're reaching the right decision makers, a network of 130 million of them, in fact. You can even target buyers by job title...