Episodes: 387
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 18.1k subscribers
Instagram: 1.1k followers
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John Koetsier - Technology journalist and analyst focused on emerging technologies, innovation, and the companies developing them.
Mykola Maksymenko - Agentic AI For Scientific Research, Quantum Utility, Quantum Chemistry, Genomics, Ai-assisted Discovery, And Frontier-ai Guardrails.
Eric Nguyen - Generative DNA Models, Biological Intelligence, Ai-generated Pathogens, Biodefense, Biosecurity, Cancer Detection, And Responsible Model Development.
Seth Winterroth - Robotics Investment, Physical AI, Humanoid Robots, Autonomous Vehicles, Full-stack Robotics, Deployment Challenges, And Industrial Automation.
Andrew Wooten - Humanoid Robotics, Robot Learning From Internet-scale Video, Warehouse Automation, Vision-language-action Models, Edge AI, And Zero-shot Learning.
1,000 humanoid robots. 1 factory.
October 05, 2026
What does it actually take to put 1,000 humanoid robots to work?Hexagon Robotics President Arnaud Robert joins me to explain how the company is moving its Aeon humanoid from pilots and demonstrations into real industrial production, including a plan with Schaeffler that could eventually scale to 1,000 robots.And the big lesson is that scaling humanoids isn't about taking one robot doing one task and multiplying it by 1,000.It's about building a multipurpose fleet that can move between...
He runs 100s of AI agents ... here’s how
September 23, 2026
What does it actually look like to work with hundreds of AI agents?In this episode of NEXT with John Koetsier, I chat with Steve Ancheta, founder and CEO of Zig.ai, an AI-native platform for relationship-driven sales.Steve explains why what looks like a single AI agent to a user can actually be a swarm of hundreds of specialized agents working behind the scenes, handling copywriting, follow-ups, CRM updates, next-best actions, orchestration, and more.We also dig into how Steve personally uses...
2035 Homes: 1 Humanoid Robot or 10 Specialized Robots?
September 10, 2026
What will the home of 2035 actually look like: One humanoid robot that does everything, or 10 specialized robots, each handling one specific task extremely well?In this episode of NEXT with John Koetsier, I talk with Amber Atherton, serial entrepreneur and investor at Patron, about a very different vision for the future of home robotics.Instead of assuming that every household will eventually have a general-purpose humanoid assistant, Amber argues that consumer robotics may scale first throug...
The Future Of · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
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NEXT with John Koetsier typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Deep-tech startup founders, CEOs, CTOs, technical researchers, venture investors, and other recognized leaders working in AI, robotics, quantum computing, biological AI, or industrial automation. Common among recent guests: Founded or led a deep-tech company; Developed advanced AI, robotics, quantum, or biological-computing systems; Led notable venture investments in emerging technology. Recent guests include Mykola Maksymenko, Eric Nguyen, and Seth Winterroth.
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