Intelligent Everywhere

This CEO is building Wall-E for outdoor work around the world.Charlie Andersen, CEO of Burro, explains how 750 autonomous workers are hauling, mowing, spraying, and patrolling, learning from each other as they go. Next up: voice commands, animalistic design, and more training in a digital twin of the real world.______Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere for conversations with the leaders, thinkers, and doers of physical AI.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Connect with James:⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠

Deepfake voices are getting better, but they still can't fake real emotion.Dr. Gloria Washington, Director of the Affective Biometrics Lab at Howard University, explains the race to detect AI-generated voices before the window closes. Washington’s work covers smart glasses, heart rate data, brainwaves: data sources that could help AI interpret human feeling.______Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere for conversations with the leaders, thinkers, and doers of physical AI.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Connect with James:⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠

Where to build the industrial facility? The stakes are high for your business and your community. Didi Caldwell, CEO of Global Location Strategies, explains how AI can - and can’t - help with the process.______Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere for conversations with the leaders, thinkers, and doers of physical AI.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Connect with James:⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠

How do you measure a forest's impact on carbon? Find out how much it weighs.Louis de Vitry, Co-Founder and CTO of Kanop, uses satellite input and AI-powered analysis to measure how much CO2 a forest sequesters.But companies are holding back some data that could make these measurements even better.______Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere for conversations about AI solutions for humanity's biggest challenges.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Connect with James:⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠

From thermostats that coordinate with sensors to cut climate costs to cameras that know the difference between a person and a tree branch, AI is making smart homes smarter. Simpler, too.This episode's guest is William Stovall, Senior VP of Marketing at the smart home company Vivint.As energy costs rise and grids strain under demand, Stovall sees smart home AI as part of a larger solution—one that could eventually connect homes, EVs, and batteries into a more sustainable energy future.______Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere for conversations about AI solutions for humanity's biggest challenges.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Connect with James:⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠

Marcelo Coelho, Director of the MIT Design Intelligence Lab, brings deep insight to human-computer interaction grounded in real-world experience.He shares why designers should be intentional about a user's cognitive load, why kids should be polite to AI but not treat it like a person, and why his team's "religion" is getting prototypes in front of real users as fast as possible.______Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere for conversations about AI solutions for humanity's biggest challenges.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with Agerpoint:https://www.agerpoint.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpointhttps://x.com/agerpointConnect with James:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki

What will farms look like in 2031? Michael Gomes, Vice President and General Manager of Intelligent Equipment at Agerpoint, explains how AI in agriculture can transform what farmers actually do with their time.Smart connected machines have been auto-steering for over 25 years—now the real shift is using field intelligence to drive higher-value decisions.Gomes shares why agriculture is struggling and why this is the moment to embrace change.______Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere for conversations about AI solutions for humanity's biggest challenges.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with Agerpoint:https://www.agerpoint.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint https://x.com/agerpointConnect with James:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki

Waymo's Sandy Karp shows off the sixth generation Waymo Driver on the Ojai at CES 2026. It can work in colder climates and comes with cute little sensor wipers.———Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere and join the conversation about AI in the physical world.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint ⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with James:⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠

What if the future of mining isn't underground, but in your local warehouse?Don Weatherbee, CEO of Regenx Tech Corp., explains how urban mining derives platinum, palladium, and silicon carbide from old catalytic converters—cutting CO2 emissions by 95% compared to traditional mining while using AI to accelerate development.———Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere and join the conversation about AI in the physical world.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint ⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with James:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠

Can AI save the planet even as data centers consume massive amounts of energy and water?Nate Burola, founder of The AI & Environment Resource Hub, argues we can't stop AI's development—so we must maximize its positive impact. From optimizing energy grids to addressing climate challenges, Nate shares his "techno-realist" perspective on AI sustainability.AI & Environment Resource HubThe Climate Code newsletter———Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere and join the conversation about AI in the physical world.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint ⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with James:⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠

Protege CEO Bobby Samuels explains how human motion creates training data that will power AI robots in healthcare, agriculture, and beyond.As robots move beyond factories into hospitals, farms, and human spaces, they need massive datasets of human movement “to flourish and take off.” Samuels believes robots will address critical workforce shortages in areas like nursing, and that robots can help with the harvest in the field of agriculture.He discusses how motion capture technology used in Hollywood can help the next generation of robots navigate the real world.Note: B-roll footage in this video is for illustrative purposes; it does not depict Protege's specific work.———Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere and join the conversation about AI in the physical world.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint ⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with James:⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠

The paperwork for a new reactor can take years and hundreds of millions of dollars to complete.CAELUS CEO Alessio Iuvara says AI can cut that dramatically, helping meet the future's high energy demands.Recorded on location at Techtalia in Rome, Italy on October 4, 2025.Alessio Iuvara is the founder and CEO of CAELUS. https://caelus-nuclear.com/Thanks to Techtalia 2025 and its founder, Gabriel Schillinger, for hosting this conversation.Thanks also to the production team from Emergenze Sonore: Federico Gulielmi (audio) and Giuseppe Barillari (video).Video captions were created with care but may contain minor inaccuracies.———Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere and join the conversation about AI in the physical world.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint ⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with James:⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠

"AI's implications on the environment are mixed," says Akshat Rathi, Senior Reporter at Bloomberg News.Akshat is an advocate for AI realism. In this interview, he explains why the race to power AI might accelerate renewable energy adoption - and he warns against magically thinking future technology will solve today's problemsAkshat Rathi is a Senior Reporter for Bloomberg News covering climate and energy, author of the book "Climate Capitalism," and host of the climate podcast Zero.Learn more about Akshat's work: https://akshatrathi.com/———Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere and join the conversation about AI in the physical world.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint ⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with James:⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠

Swarming drone systems face complex coordination challenges, but nature may already have the answers.Chris describes how different drone types align with specific animal behaviors - fixed-wing drones might be more like starling murmurations, while quadcopters could follow bee-like movements.Chris Benson co-hosts the Practical AI podcast with Daniel Whitenack. He is also a Principal AI/Autonomy Research Engineer at Lockheed Martin, specializing in autonomous swarming, although the views expressed in this episode are his own and do not represent Lockheed Martin.Previously Chief Scientist of AI/ML at Honeywell, Chris also serves as Managing Director of the nonprofit Animal Institute.For more on swarming, listen to this episode of Chris's podcast, Practical AI:practicalai.fm/321———Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere and join the conversation about AI in the physical world.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint ⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with James:⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠

Garbage trucks, mail trucks, and other vehicles are getting smarter with AI technology that goes beyond autonomous driving.Jay Iyengar, EVP Chief Technology and Strategic Sourcing Officer at Oshkosh Corporation, explains how industrial vehicles are becoming intelligent teammates through "moments of autonomy" that reduce driver fatigue and transform daily operations.Industrial vehicle operators face unique challenges:Mail trucks must stop at every mailbox, creating cognitive and physical load on the driver.Garbage workers need to deploy collection arms with precision. Using those joysticks is not as easy as you think!AI vehicle technology addresses these challenges through targeted automation that augments rather than replaces human operators.Oshkosh Corporation makes specialized vehicles for firefighting, garbage collecting, aviation ground support, and more.Vehicle and other b-roll footage courtesy Oshkosh Corporation.———Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere and join the conversation about AI in the physical world.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint ⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with James:⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠

Some of the best AI will be invisible to users but revolutionize everyday life.Brian Comiskey, the in-house futurist at the Consumer Technology Association (the producer of CES), explains the potential of smart glasses and agentic AI for enabling a world of ambient artificial intelligence.Brian is the Senior Director of Innovation and Trends & Futurist at the Consumer Technology Association, the organization behind CES.Learn more about CES 2026 at https://www.ces.tech/———Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere and join the conversation about AI in the physical world.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint ⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with James:⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠

Race cars at 200 MPH are testing autonomous vehicles for everyday highways.Paul Mitchell, CEO of Indy Autonomous Challenge, explains how AI racing improves real-world safety.The Indy Autonomous Challenge uses AI systems to operate identical IndyCar-style race cars, with university teams programming "driver brains" that compete without human limitations like fear or hesitation.Conversation recorded July 16th, 2025.Learn more about the Indy Autonomous Challenge: https://www.indyautonomouschallenge.com/———Subscribe to Intelligent Everywhere and join the conversation about AI in the physical world.Guest suggestions: [email protected] show is a production of Agerpoint, an AI company that brings data and decision making to food security, climate change, and beyond.Connect with Agerpoint:⁠https://www.agerpoint.com ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/agerpoint ⁠⁠https://x.com/agerpoint⁠Your host is James Kotecki, Agerpoint's Chief Storytelling Officer.Connect with James:⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskotecki⁠