Who will take care of you in old age? Jeff Cardenas, the CEO and co-founder of Apptronik, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/humanoid-robot-workers-ai-brain-08027439?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAi_62XbXEt2iX5B7NSWdGyJb6QQYMCNxVixViKP009TlGecbxIf1wys1EnZ_uo%3D&gaa_ts=68d2b6b5&gaa_sig=RHou1q76xXfEMP3pQdSWSgeZsCnVg4j2aIfCJD0Om7BBSzM8kJAhkIK8hOt9yE_wfiWlNXk-J3rN8ZvMjyIlZQ%3D%3D?mod=WSJ_BNPOD">says the answer is robots</a>. The startup founder set out to build a smart, dexterous robot after watching his grandfathers grow old and dependent in their later years. Beyond healthcare, Cardenas sees robots as essential to U.S. economic growth and national security with applications across industries. Even with the latest advances in artificial intelligence and hardware, what will it take for humanoid robots to make the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/humanoid-robot-startups-are-hot-this-ai-expert-cuts-through-the-hype/4911ec21-54e6-4137-8a1a-fa4feca4ff25?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAguO7KO967uS97v_i8ARoO5LdKya317a7ay44Bl_Sxs-fOwF-0TPDe4cBK_r8o%3D&gaa_ts=68d2c2c9&gaa_sig=t8vGegezCuatcPLijWJ0KeTduyjC-cnJK0K5-mBJ_9IZHcPV1UNeRw0R5NvWHj4lE8PJBFfMD_WRZTuRtlcm1A%3D%3D?mod=WSJ_BNPOD">leap from science fiction to reality</a>? On the latest episode of the Bold Names podcast, Cardenas tells WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims">Christopher Mims</a> and <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/tim-higgins">Tim Higgins</a> why Apptronik is betting it will create the home robot helper that everyone will want. 
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