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Brad Porter

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Robotics entrepreneur, co-founder & CEO of Cobot, former Amazon robotics leader

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Robots Must Solve New Physical Problems to Be Useful
Social•Jan 23, 2026

Robots Must Solve New Physical Problems to Be Useful

Yes, precisely. Stochastic puppets can puppet very sophisticated things. But robots need to be able solve novel physical problems de novo in order to be generally useful in production.

By Brad Porter
Weak Robots Still Pose Harm—Missing Stop Button
Social•Jan 21, 2026

Weak Robots Still Pose Harm—Missing Stop Button

Is there no stop button for these robots? I get they’re fairly weak, but they can still hurt you.

By Brad Porter
Humanoid Robots Fail Commercially, Fit only Entertainment
Social•Jan 18, 2026

Humanoid Robots Fail Commercially, Fit only Entertainment

The simple reality that everyone is finally is waking up to is that humanoid robots actually suck for commercial applications. They’re slow, they’re weak, they’re expensive, they’re power hungry, and they’re dangerous. They’re at best entertainment robots for...

By Brad Porter
AI Drives Tech Surge; Next Frontier: Longevity and Synthetic Biology
Social•Jan 14, 2026

AI Drives Tech Surge; Next Frontier: Longevity and Synthetic Biology

The AI wave is transforming the tech ecosystem right now. Robotics quickly following. We’re pushing frontiers in space and energy. What’s next? Longevity, synthetic biology, and self-replicating systems.

By Brad Porter
Multimodal AI Already Driving Real-World Robots and WMS
Social•Jan 14, 2026

Multimodal AI Already Driving Real-World Robots and WMS

False binary alert 🚨 It’s not pre-programmed robots vs sci-fi dexterous humanoids. Multimodal AI already powers robots in the real world. And the API-driven WMS orchestration layer is going AI-native. The transformation has already started.

By Brad Porter
Breaking Bottlenecks: Physical AI Gains Momentum
Social•Jan 8, 2026

Breaking Bottlenecks: Physical AI Gains Momentum

Lots of signs, including from our in-house labs, that we’re starting to break through many of the bottlenecks that have held back physical ai.

By Brad Porter