Robots Are Leaving the Lab: Physi...

Robots Are Leaving the Lab: Physical AI, Humanoids and the Future of Work [Sacha Ghiglione] #32

The AI Lyceum by Samraj Matharu

May 26, 2026

38:36

Episode notes

‘In the age where machines are becoming more intelligent, maybe that’s one of the most human questions left: what are we actually serving?’

In this episode of The AI Lyceum®, Samraj Matharu speaks with Sacha Ghiglione, Executive Director of Davos Tech Summit 2026, about physical AI, humanoid robots, Robot City, work, purpose and the future of intelligent machines in the real world.

From Brazilian jiu-jitsu and decision-making under pressure to robotics beyond the lab, Sacha explores why physical AI must be experienced, not just discussed. The episode asks where humanoids will arrive first, how robots may reshape labour and safety, and what humanity is actually serving as machines become more intelligent.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

0:00 ➤ Intro / Guest Welcome

1:20 ➤ Doing Hard Things Under Pressure

3:10 ➤ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, AI and Decision-Making

5:00 ➤ Joining Davos Tech Summit

6:40 ➤ Robot City and Physical AI

9:15 ➤ Humanoids, Drones and Industrial Robotics

12:30 ➤ Ethics, Safety and Robots in the Home

15:40 ➤ Jobs, Purpose and the Future Economy

20:40 ➤ Intelligence, Value and Human Skills

24:10 ➤ Children, Education and Values in the AI Age

28:00 ➤ Human in the Loop and Moral Judgment