August 23, 2025 • 21 mins
Robot Olympics Whaaaat? This week my frustrating yet triumphant battle with German healthcare, finally cured by antibiotics after weeks of suffering. Podcast going big and now I get spam invites for people who want to join for an interivew from Bitcoin bros, vitality gurus, and innovative doctors. I loath nostalgically about the pre-smartphone era and explored a startup's modern twist on the old landline for kids. Then Germany oh sweet Germany no wonder IT jobs are declining you need more briefmarken. Meanwhile in China the rise of robotics and the humanoid robot Olympics in Beijing. Amidst my cynicism and humor, I painted a picture of a world where robots handle our chores and reflected on how tech intersects with our lives. Or that's what the robots say.
00:00 Introduction and Personal Health Update01:32 Podcast Growth and Guest Invitations06:34 Nostalgia and Analog Technology Revival10:58 Germany's Resistance to Digitalization15:23 Humanoid Robot Olympics in Beijing19:48 Robotic Exoskeletons and Workplace Safety21:11 Conclusion and Farewell
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(00:06):
Hi, hello and welcome to yet another expat.
This is episode 67 and it's the first one after a long time
where I'm not coughing like a crazy person because western
medicine has finally decided to enter the chat.
I've been for multiple weeks nowhaving sickness type of symptoms
(00:27):
but German doctors just really don't want to diagnose.
I went the first time and he literally said go sleep for
three days which I did and it changed nothing.
And I paid for that visit 44 euros thank you very much.
So I had to go again a week later and say hello nothing
(00:48):
changed. Thanks for the amazing advice of
sleeping. I hope you enjoyed my 44 euros.
How about you do some proper examination and after 2 minutes
of proper examination they wroteme antibiotics and this has made
a difference. So finally I'm almost a week
into taking the antibiotics and they are working and I feel like
(01:13):
a person. So this is me and my drama.
How is your week doing? Did you manage to take some
vacation? I'm extremely jealous of
everyone who's able to to swim and enjoy the sun because this
summer I haven't been able to dothat.
Hashtag Berlin. Hashtag baby life.
However, there is some some light shining into my life
(01:38):
because apparently I've started to get random invites for
podcast guests. Yes, that is right.
This amazing podcast has grown apparently to a level that it's
discoverable and I'm getting emails every day.
I got messaged by a Bitcoin bro.He was like, hey dude, I loved
(01:58):
your Denmark episode, especiallythe part where you broke your
phone twice. And I'm like, great.
And then he wants to talk about raising 125 million in crypto
backed loans because nothing screams fun expats stories like
spreadsheets and Bitcoin venturecapital stuff.
But yeah, he's been sending quite a few.
(02:19):
I'm not interested in sponsoringany Bitcoin backed loans, thank
you very much. Then I had another one popped up
saying I've built multimillion dollar businesses.
I've been mentored by this and that I can teach you ageless
vitality. And I'm like, oh, OK, I mean, I
(02:40):
would be interested in ageless. I would be interested to not
cough every day, let along ageless vitality.
Sounds like a distant dream. I would just hope my back
doesn't hurt. But she wants to come to the
podcast and do a motivational retreat.
Kai's type of travel show because she travels a lot.
And then the third one is a doctor.
(03:01):
I'm being emailed by his assistant because that's a good
trick. You know, if you want to appear
very important, you can invent an assistant and do your
automated emails like that. I should make my assistant name
him Robin Brooks. Robin Brooks.
Yes, this is my assistant and have a bot just spam every
(03:23):
podcast out there saying why I would make a great host and they
should invite me. But yes, I'm getting emails from
this assistant of this pioneering Dr. of doing
minimally invasive surgery who has invented gut brain immune
supplements and wants to share how to survive chronic
inflammation anywhere in the world.
(03:45):
So there we have it. Three different emails by three
persistent people really wanted to be guests in this show.
I understand the themes range widely in this show.
I can understand why all three of them must keywords around
Bitcoin, blockchain vitality, motivational retreat and gut
(04:10):
brain health. We've talked about all of these
things, but yeah, this is this is life now.
I guess I'm getting indexed by bots and crawled and spammed by
fake assistants of want to be successful people that want to
take advantage of this great show and most than anything of
(04:32):
you, of you my great beloved listeners.
But I am standing as a shield between these people and
yourself. I'm pulling a Lily Potter.
Taking all the spam of the cadavra is giving you a
beautiful life as Harry Potter's.
I guess I don't know. OK, let's get started now.
(04:59):
I will not do global politics this week.
We've had a lot of that lately. However, I will tell you what is
my favorite thing to do when I feel a bit down is putting on
videos of people looking at Trump talking.
So, you know, you can see very recently all the European
leaders that were there as Trumptalked to them about various
(05:23):
things, including whether he should do gold decorations in
his office and about his painting and about all sorts of
things. And if you look at their faces
while he talks, it's just a silent explosion of inner
thoughts. And they're trying to block
(05:43):
everything. They're trying not to show and
shine. They're trying not to look like
they're thinking what they're thinking.
So this is my favorite thing. You can find a lot of it just
videos of people right next to Trump while he talks but are
trying not to have a mental breakdown, trying to hide it.
(06:04):
World leaders playing their bestpoker face.
This is really high quality content and I invite you from
now on if you ever see a clip ofof Trump talking, if anyone else
is in the shot, just look at that person.
Look at them do their own journey, look at them go in the
safe space in their head and trying to keep all the doors
(06:26):
locked and their ears closed. Now on another note, how often
do you catch yourself being nostalgic of the past?
Remembering the time you were not connected all the time with
everyone. Remembering the time where you
(06:47):
needed to have a landline, to call someone, a newspaper to
read the news. And just this way of controlling
your life a bit more because it took more effort to do things
which meant that you had to choose wisely.
Well, if you're nostalgia for the 2000s is there, or the 90s
or whatever, here it is. A Seattle based startup is
(07:11):
reviving the simplicity of the old phones.
They're basically invented with quotes, a Wi-Fi connected
landline built just for kids. So this is like the old phone, a
plastic phone with a cord. It has no screen, no apps, no
random text. You just pick it up and you can
(07:33):
call someone. And it's designed to, yeah, have
a social way to connect kids, keep things safe and not have
them have smartphones. So here we are going backwards,
inventing the past and basicallymaking an old landline that your
kids can use to call other kids or yourself.
(07:55):
I actually really like this. The company is a huge success.
They have back orders up until December and they charge this
not just the device but also €10a month for the calling service
which basically is like a voice over Internet thing disguised
because that thing connects to the Internet, is just a wireless
(08:17):
device that only does calls withno screen and you hard dial the
numbers. But yes that got me thinking, I
would really like to have a landline again and who knows,
maybe in the future if the AI dystopia doesn't exterminate all
of us, maybe it will be possibleto choose your retirement in a
(08:39):
specific time and age. I think there was a Black Mirror
episode 1 where some girls are in the 70s.
Juniper. I don't remember the name but
that could be a cool concept. I would totally retire in the
2000s. This was my time with the
Windows XP and Counter Strike 1.6 and downloading things on
(09:00):
Limewire and songs to burn them into CDs and write with a
Sharpie and make my own mixes and have that weird case where
you put all of your CDs and it looks cool and people can flip
through. Yeah, I think I would totally do
that. That age was digital enough all
(09:22):
the way up to, you know, MSN where you can send some links.
The games were not horrible, andI think that was enough
connectivity for for the time. So I would totally go and retire
at that time and just obliterateeveryone in Counter Strike 1.6.
Even with one ear, I can hear the footsteps.
(09:43):
And let's see, I think that space could actually be a
profitable one for the future. Like inventing something in the
same way it was in the past, especially as the digital grip
becomes stronger and stronger. You know, it's like the Amish
people that have completely put technology out of the window and
then they just live in those communities.
(10:05):
I looked at their numbers. Their numbers have been growing
like crazy. And I guess most of it is just
religion or aggressive multiplication and fertility
rates. But I'm wondering if poor people
are dropping tech and joining these communities.
Maybe this is my final thing, anAndy technology cult that I take
(10:31):
everyone to the summer house. The Let's go and grow tomatoes
plan might be able to yeah, get wrapped in some anti technology
bubble wrap. But OK, enough with the
rambling. If you think technology is
winning, I have news for you. Technology is not winning
(10:56):
everywhere. There is one place that is
strongly resisting, like a smallgalactic village with Asterix
and Obelix, and that is no otherthan Germany.
Like the entire Germany. Because big news, apparently the
demand for IT specialist is plummeting.
(11:19):
The Cologne Institute of Economic Research did the
publication and the IT jobs havedropped over 26% in just one
year. And yes, part of this is because
of Germany's weak economy and the economic uncertainty.
But let's be honest, this is Germany.
(11:39):
They still love paper. There is no cloud computing.
It's like envelope computing. You want to send an official
letter? You need to stamp a signature
and possibly a blood sample. I literally had to send a post
to the tax office that I had to write and print.
(11:59):
I had to go to the post office only to realize they don't
accept MasterCard or Visa. They only accept EC card which I
didn't have. And then I had to go to a
supermarket and pay with my phone at the cashier and ask
them to get cash back. Try get some cash so I can go
(12:21):
there and pay them with cash. And the 60 year old lady that
was working there, she gave me that paper that has the sending
number and I take a photo of thesending number from the paper
and she says you are not allowedto take photos in here.
And I say OK and she said no youneed to delete this photo.
(12:44):
Seriously, it's a photo of this paper that you gave me.
And she insisted, so I deleted that photo in front of her.
She didn't ask me to go to the trash folder and delete it from
there. So guess who won that fight?
But I definitely lost an hour ofmy life for something that
should have been digital. But let's get back to yeah, IT
(13:07):
jobs are taking a hit. I guess If someone is selling
brief marking or envelopes, thatwould be the profession of the
future here. But the biggest hit is for the
most qualified people. If you have a master's degree,
well, vacancies are 33%. And for computer scientists in
(13:27):
particular, 46% down in a year, which is insane because the
whole world is screaming AI is the future.
And yeah, I guess Germany is like, yeah, but can you print
this statement, both sides, please?
And they said that this is not related to the AI taking jobs.
(13:48):
It's just general IT demand being down.
However, one sector is booming. Can you guess which one?
Tax consultants and lawyers. It's funny because it's
literally the two things I had to pay money this year to just
to understand what the hell is happening and what I need to do.
But tax consultants and lawyers,they have a demand for IT
(14:12):
people, and their demand for IT went up 520%.
So yeah, they know they have to digitize or die, but the rest of
the world has done since 25 years now.
But yes, lawyers and tax people are suddenly begging for more IT
(14:34):
people. And they are the biggest
employer right now because the IT services sector, the one
that's supposed to be hiring themost IT people, they're down
31%. So yeah, no wonder it is not
needed. I'm still standing in line for
stamps. I really, really hope that
Germany will embrace digital at some point while I'm still
(14:56):
alive. Because there is no bigger
gaslighting bamboozle that the whole German efficiency dream we
were showed off as Greeks. But if you are an IT person,
make friends with some tax consultants and lawyers.
They need you quite a bit. Zooming out, rest of the world,
(15:19):
how are you doing? Well, here's the most
interesting thing that they saw last week.
Did you know that the first everworld humanoid robot games just
happened? Where else than Beijing?
China. Yes, Beijing hosted basically
the Olympics, but for robots, and it was a big thing.
(15:40):
There were 280 teams from 16 countries that showed up,
including the US itself. And it wasn't just racing and
running. No, these robots did a lot of
things. They did track, field, they did
long jumps, they did martial arts.
They even did dance battles. Yes, and yes, they do dance
(16:02):
better than the Australian womanthat went to the Olympics.
You might be wondering, Tesla had the robot.
Remember Tesla Optimus robot? It didn't even participate.
Just so you know, the companies that are leading this race are
Unitary Robotics, which is a Chinese company, and then Ex
(16:23):
Humanoid and other Beijing, the company, they have some very
advanced robots that can run relays and do parkour.
And while Tesla's Optimus can't even pour a glass of water
without looking like it needs physical therapy.
And you know how Elon Musk promised everyone Iron Man?
(16:43):
It isn't so far he has deliveredor no Wally on beta mode.
Yeah, the Chinese robots, they run 4 * 100 meters relay.
Like, they sprinted and they handed off the baton and
everything. And it wasn't just sports.
They also had job skills test too.
So they were robots working as drugstore clerks, as hotel
(17:08):
staff, even housekeeping. One challenge was pick up the
trash and take it out. And the robots had to compete.
But which one makes it better? And this is what the robot
should be doing. Thank you very much.
I want to see Olympics with robots competing to take down
the trash. Yes, thank you.
(17:29):
By the way, at this particular challenge, the most difficult
part for them was to open the door.
OK, opening doors can be tricky.You can run 1.5000m race like a
champ, but you see a door, you're like, uh, oh.
So now you know what happens if the machines revolt?
Just close a lot of doors behindyou.
(17:51):
That will buy you some time. So this happened, over 500
humanoid robots where they're doing their things.
And of course, not everything was impressive, right?
Many robots stumbled, toppled down and required human support.
So it wasn't as cyberpunk as youmight think, but it was a huge
(18:12):
success. And now they're planning another
one for next year, even bigger, the Robot Olympics, which sounds
fun in this topic at the same time.
But isn't that where it's supposed to be going?
Just us being entertained by robots doing things?
Back in the day, people entertained themselves by
watching bull fighting in Spain,or dogs in cages fighting, or
(18:37):
even the Beyblades spinning intoeach other.
So it's a natural evolution thatwe will be watching robots throw
down in a dance battle. It's definitely better, cleaner,
less barking, no animals being harmed.
Up until now, I had only seen the robot fighting, which is not
like humanoid robot is. Is this machine robots that look
(18:59):
like vacuum cleaners and they are trying to destroy one
another? I don't know if you've seen
that, but it's like a cage fightwhere teams of engineers are
building little robots that can destroy other robots.
So this is a thing. It's quite nerdy, and there are
different approaches, as if yourrobot can spin around or have a
(19:21):
big blade or have some sort of hammer or throw electricity or
whatever you do. But this was more like having
little Hoover machines fighting like a combo between Beyblade
and Pokémon. The humanoid robot Olympics is
much more futuristic because they look like us.
They're just worse. But these are good robots, OK?
(19:45):
They want to run for us. They want to go take out the
trash. And we even have on the good
side of things, a robotic exoskeleton suits.
I don't know if you know that it's a little bit, it's close to
the subject, but this exoskeleton basically that you
can wear and then it helps you bend your knees and not hurt
your back and lift yourself up and all of that.
(20:08):
Well, now they are becoming moremassly produced and in Japan
they have started to use roboticexoskeleton suits to assist
elderly workers in lifting heavystuff.
And it looks amazing. It's like a suit where you get
some robotic extras on your backand your legs.
(20:29):
And basically it really helps you lift things.
Definitely getting one of these with my back.
I will be appearing in the baby photos soon with an exoskeleton.
Sign me up please. But this is a cool thing.
It's enhancing workplace safety,but also it's prolonging careers
because it can allow older people to continue working.
(20:53):
Someone should say that they should never work and use the
exoskeletons to go live life andclimb mountain Fuji.
But still, an exoskeleton will always be cool.
And somewhere here. I think we will end for this
(21:14):
week. If you made it this far, thank
you very much. Consider rating the podcast on
Spotify or leaving a comment. Don't be a stranger, throw a
line. I know you're out there.
As always, if things get tough, just put your tongue on the top
of your mouth and just keep it there for a bit.
(21:35):
I wish you sunny days, good health, and the robot that will
take out the trash and empty thedishwasher.
I was Herbis, you were you. Until next week.
Hi, hello and welcome to yet another expat.
This is episode 67 and it's the first one after a long time
where I'm not coughing like a crazy person because western
medicine has finally decided to enter the chat.
I've been for multiple weeks nowhaving sickness type of symptoms
(00:27):
but German doctors just really don't want to diagnose.
I went the first time and he literally said go sleep for
three days which I did and it changed nothing.
And I paid for that visit 44 euros thank you very much.
So I had to go again a week later and say hello nothing
(00:48):
changed. Thanks for the amazing advice of
sleeping. I hope you enjoyed my 44 euros.
How about you do some proper examination and after 2 minutes
of proper examination they wroteme antibiotics and this has made
a difference. So finally I'm almost a week
into taking the antibiotics and they are working and I feel like
(01:13):
a person. So this is me and my drama.
How is your week doing? Did you manage to take some
vacation? I'm extremely jealous of
everyone who's able to to swim and enjoy the sun because this
summer I haven't been able to dothat.
Hashtag Berlin. Hashtag baby life.
However, there is some some light shining into my life
(01:38):
because apparently I've started to get random invites for
podcast guests. Yes, that is right.
This amazing podcast has grown apparently to a level that it's
discoverable and I'm getting emails every day.
I got messaged by a Bitcoin bro.He was like, hey dude, I loved
(01:58):
your Denmark episode, especiallythe part where you broke your
phone twice. And I'm like, great.
And then he wants to talk about raising 125 million in crypto
backed loans because nothing screams fun expats stories like
spreadsheets and Bitcoin venturecapital stuff.
But yeah, he's been sending quite a few.
(02:19):
I'm not interested in sponsoringany Bitcoin backed loans, thank
you very much. Then I had another one popped up
saying I've built multimillion dollar businesses.
I've been mentored by this and that I can teach you ageless
vitality. And I'm like, oh, OK, I mean, I
(02:40):
would be interested in ageless. I would be interested to not
cough every day, let along ageless vitality.
Sounds like a distant dream. I would just hope my back
doesn't hurt. But she wants to come to the
podcast and do a motivational retreat.
Kai's type of travel show because she travels a lot.
And then the third one is a doctor.
(03:01):
I'm being emailed by his assistant because that's a good
trick. You know, if you want to appear
very important, you can invent an assistant and do your
automated emails like that. I should make my assistant name
him Robin Brooks. Robin Brooks.
Yes, this is my assistant and have a bot just spam every
(03:23):
podcast out there saying why I would make a great host and they
should invite me. But yes, I'm getting emails from
this assistant of this pioneering Dr. of doing
minimally invasive surgery who has invented gut brain immune
supplements and wants to share how to survive chronic
inflammation anywhere in the world.
(03:45):
So there we have it. Three different emails by three
persistent people really wanted to be guests in this show.
I understand the themes range widely in this show.
I can understand why all three of them must keywords around
Bitcoin, blockchain vitality, motivational retreat and gut
(04:10):
brain health. We've talked about all of these
things, but yeah, this is this is life now.
I guess I'm getting indexed by bots and crawled and spammed by
fake assistants of want to be successful people that want to
take advantage of this great show and most than anything of
(04:32):
you, of you my great beloved listeners.
But I am standing as a shield between these people and
yourself. I'm pulling a Lily Potter.
Taking all the spam of the cadavra is giving you a
beautiful life as Harry Potter's.
I guess I don't know. OK, let's get started now.
(04:59):
I will not do global politics this week.
We've had a lot of that lately. However, I will tell you what is
my favorite thing to do when I feel a bit down is putting on
videos of people looking at Trump talking.
So, you know, you can see very recently all the European
leaders that were there as Trumptalked to them about various
(05:23):
things, including whether he should do gold decorations in
his office and about his painting and about all sorts of
things. And if you look at their faces
while he talks, it's just a silent explosion of inner
thoughts. And they're trying to block
(05:43):
everything. They're trying not to show and
shine. They're trying not to look like
they're thinking what they're thinking.
So this is my favorite thing. You can find a lot of it just
videos of people right next to Trump while he talks but are
trying not to have a mental breakdown, trying to hide it.
(06:04):
World leaders playing their bestpoker face.
This is really high quality content and I invite you from
now on if you ever see a clip ofof Trump talking, if anyone else
is in the shot, just look at that person.
Look at them do their own journey, look at them go in the
safe space in their head and trying to keep all the doors
(06:26):
locked and their ears closed. Now on another note, how often
do you catch yourself being nostalgic of the past?
Remembering the time you were not connected all the time with
everyone. Remembering the time where you
(06:47):
needed to have a landline, to call someone, a newspaper to
read the news. And just this way of controlling
your life a bit more because it took more effort to do things
which meant that you had to choose wisely.
Well, if you're nostalgia for the 2000s is there, or the 90s
or whatever, here it is. A Seattle based startup is
(07:11):
reviving the simplicity of the old phones.
They're basically invented with quotes, a Wi-Fi connected
landline built just for kids. So this is like the old phone, a
plastic phone with a cord. It has no screen, no apps, no
random text. You just pick it up and you can
(07:33):
call someone. And it's designed to, yeah, have
a social way to connect kids, keep things safe and not have
them have smartphones. So here we are going backwards,
inventing the past and basicallymaking an old landline that your
kids can use to call other kids or yourself.
(07:55):
I actually really like this. The company is a huge success.
They have back orders up until December and they charge this
not just the device but also €10a month for the calling service
which basically is like a voice over Internet thing disguised
because that thing connects to the Internet, is just a wireless
(08:17):
device that only does calls withno screen and you hard dial the
numbers. But yes that got me thinking, I
would really like to have a landline again and who knows,
maybe in the future if the AI dystopia doesn't exterminate all
of us, maybe it will be possibleto choose your retirement in a
(08:39):
specific time and age. I think there was a Black Mirror
episode 1 where some girls are in the 70s.
Juniper. I don't remember the name but
that could be a cool concept. I would totally retire in the
2000s. This was my time with the
Windows XP and Counter Strike 1.6 and downloading things on
(09:00):
Limewire and songs to burn them into CDs and write with a
Sharpie and make my own mixes and have that weird case where
you put all of your CDs and it looks cool and people can flip
through. Yeah, I think I would totally do
that. That age was digital enough all
(09:22):
the way up to, you know, MSN where you can send some links.
The games were not horrible, andI think that was enough
connectivity for for the time. So I would totally go and retire
at that time and just obliterateeveryone in Counter Strike 1.6.
Even with one ear, I can hear the footsteps.
(09:43):
And let's see, I think that space could actually be a
profitable one for the future. Like inventing something in the
same way it was in the past, especially as the digital grip
becomes stronger and stronger. You know, it's like the Amish
people that have completely put technology out of the window and
then they just live in those communities.
(10:05):
I looked at their numbers. Their numbers have been growing
like crazy. And I guess most of it is just
religion or aggressive multiplication and fertility
rates. But I'm wondering if poor people
are dropping tech and joining these communities.
Maybe this is my final thing, anAndy technology cult that I take
(10:31):
everyone to the summer house. The Let's go and grow tomatoes
plan might be able to yeah, get wrapped in some anti technology
bubble wrap. But OK, enough with the
rambling. If you think technology is
winning, I have news for you. Technology is not winning
(10:56):
everywhere. There is one place that is
strongly resisting, like a smallgalactic village with Asterix
and Obelix, and that is no otherthan Germany.
Like the entire Germany. Because big news, apparently the
demand for IT specialist is plummeting.
(11:19):
The Cologne Institute of Economic Research did the
publication and the IT jobs havedropped over 26% in just one
year. And yes, part of this is because
of Germany's weak economy and the economic uncertainty.
But let's be honest, this is Germany.
(11:39):
They still love paper. There is no cloud computing.
It's like envelope computing. You want to send an official
letter? You need to stamp a signature
and possibly a blood sample. I literally had to send a post
to the tax office that I had to write and print.
(11:59):
I had to go to the post office only to realize they don't
accept MasterCard or Visa. They only accept EC card which I
didn't have. And then I had to go to a
supermarket and pay with my phone at the cashier and ask
them to get cash back. Try get some cash so I can go
(12:21):
there and pay them with cash. And the 60 year old lady that
was working there, she gave me that paper that has the sending
number and I take a photo of thesending number from the paper
and she says you are not allowedto take photos in here.
And I say OK and she said no youneed to delete this photo.
(12:44):
Seriously, it's a photo of this paper that you gave me.
And she insisted, so I deleted that photo in front of her.
She didn't ask me to go to the trash folder and delete it from
there. So guess who won that fight?
But I definitely lost an hour ofmy life for something that
should have been digital. But let's get back to yeah, IT
(13:07):
jobs are taking a hit. I guess If someone is selling
brief marking or envelopes, thatwould be the profession of the
future here. But the biggest hit is for the
most qualified people. If you have a master's degree,
well, vacancies are 33%. And for computer scientists in
(13:27):
particular, 46% down in a year, which is insane because the
whole world is screaming AI is the future.
And yeah, I guess Germany is like, yeah, but can you print
this statement, both sides, please?
And they said that this is not related to the AI taking jobs.
(13:48):
It's just general IT demand being down.
However, one sector is booming. Can you guess which one?
Tax consultants and lawyers. It's funny because it's
literally the two things I had to pay money this year to just
to understand what the hell is happening and what I need to do.
But tax consultants and lawyers,they have a demand for IT
(14:12):
people, and their demand for IT went up 520%.
So yeah, they know they have to digitize or die, but the rest of
the world has done since 25 years now.
But yes, lawyers and tax people are suddenly begging for more IT
(14:34):
people. And they are the biggest
employer right now because the IT services sector, the one
that's supposed to be hiring themost IT people, they're down
31%. So yeah, no wonder it is not
needed. I'm still standing in line for
stamps. I really, really hope that
Germany will embrace digital at some point while I'm still
(14:56):
alive. Because there is no bigger
gaslighting bamboozle that the whole German efficiency dream we
were showed off as Greeks. But if you are an IT person,
make friends with some tax consultants and lawyers.
They need you quite a bit. Zooming out, rest of the world,
(15:19):
how are you doing? Well, here's the most
interesting thing that they saw last week.
Did you know that the first everworld humanoid robot games just
happened? Where else than Beijing?
China. Yes, Beijing hosted basically
the Olympics, but for robots, and it was a big thing.
(15:40):
There were 280 teams from 16 countries that showed up,
including the US itself. And it wasn't just racing and
running. No, these robots did a lot of
things. They did track, field, they did
long jumps, they did martial arts.
They even did dance battles. Yes, and yes, they do dance
(16:02):
better than the Australian womanthat went to the Olympics.
You might be wondering, Tesla had the robot.
Remember Tesla Optimus robot? It didn't even participate.
Just so you know, the companies that are leading this race are
Unitary Robotics, which is a Chinese company, and then Ex
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Humanoid and other Beijing, the company, they have some very
advanced robots that can run relays and do parkour.
And while Tesla's Optimus can't even pour a glass of water
without looking like it needs physical therapy.
And you know how Elon Musk promised everyone Iron Man?
(16:43):
It isn't so far he has deliveredor no Wally on beta mode.
Yeah, the Chinese robots, they run 4 * 100 meters relay.
Like, they sprinted and they handed off the baton and
everything. And it wasn't just sports.
They also had job skills test too.
So they were robots working as drugstore clerks, as hotel
(17:08):
staff, even housekeeping. One challenge was pick up the
trash and take it out. And the robots had to compete.
But which one makes it better? And this is what the robot
should be doing. Thank you very much.
I want to see Olympics with robots competing to take down
the trash. Yes, thank you.
(17:29):
By the way, at this particular challenge, the most difficult
part for them was to open the door.
OK, opening doors can be tricky.You can run 1.5000m race like a
champ, but you see a door, you're like, uh, oh.
So now you know what happens if the machines revolt?
Just close a lot of doors behindyou.
(17:51):
That will buy you some time. So this happened, over 500
humanoid robots where they're doing their things.
And of course, not everything was impressive, right?
Many robots stumbled, toppled down and required human support.
So it wasn't as cyberpunk as youmight think, but it was a huge
(18:12):
success. And now they're planning another
one for next year, even bigger, the Robot Olympics, which sounds
fun in this topic at the same time.
But isn't that where it's supposed to be going?
Just us being entertained by robots doing things?
Back in the day, people entertained themselves by
watching bull fighting in Spain,or dogs in cages fighting, or
(18:37):
even the Beyblades spinning intoeach other.
So it's a natural evolution thatwe will be watching robots throw
down in a dance battle. It's definitely better, cleaner,
less barking, no animals being harmed.
Up until now, I had only seen the robot fighting, which is not
like humanoid robot is. Is this machine robots that look
(18:59):
like vacuum cleaners and they are trying to destroy one
another? I don't know if you've seen
that, but it's like a cage fightwhere teams of engineers are
building little robots that can destroy other robots.
So this is a thing. It's quite nerdy, and there are
different approaches, as if yourrobot can spin around or have a
(19:21):
big blade or have some sort of hammer or throw electricity or
whatever you do. But this was more like having
little Hoover machines fighting like a combo between Beyblade
and Pokémon. The humanoid robot Olympics is
much more futuristic because they look like us.
They're just worse. But these are good robots, OK?
(19:45):
They want to run for us. They want to go take out the
trash. And we even have on the good
side of things, a robotic exoskeleton suits.
I don't know if you know that it's a little bit, it's close to
the subject, but this exoskeleton basically that you
can wear and then it helps you bend your knees and not hurt
your back and lift yourself up and all of that.
(20:08):
Well, now they are becoming moremassly produced and in Japan
they have started to use roboticexoskeleton suits to assist
elderly workers in lifting heavystuff.
And it looks amazing. It's like a suit where you get
some robotic extras on your backand your legs.
(20:29):
And basically it really helps you lift things.
Definitely getting one of these with my back.
I will be appearing in the baby photos soon with an exoskeleton.
Sign me up please. But this is a cool thing.
It's enhancing workplace safety,but also it's prolonging careers
because it can allow older people to continue working.
(20:53):
Someone should say that they should never work and use the
exoskeletons to go live life andclimb mountain Fuji.
But still, an exoskeleton will always be cool.
And somewhere here. I think we will end for this
(21:14):
week. If you made it this far, thank
you very much. Consider rating the podcast on
Spotify or leaving a comment. Don't be a stranger, throw a
line. I know you're out there.
As always, if things get tough, just put your tongue on the top
of your mouth and just keep it there for a bit.
(21:35):
I wish you sunny days, good health, and the robot that will
take out the trash and empty thedishwasher.
I was Herbis, you were you. Until next week.
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