Inside the $5.6B Startup Building Robot Brains (Physical Intelligence)

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Season 3 Episode 1: Welcome inside the world of Physical Intelligence. Honestly? This was the first time seeing a robot truly impressed us. No staging, no choreography, just real-time live calculations applied to everyday tasks. Let us know what you think below. - This video is sponsored by Vanta. If you want to simplify security and compliance as you scale, check out Vanta here: https://vanta.com/sachinandadam. Our audience get’s $1000 off. - For years, robots have been able to do incredible things in controlled environments. But put them into the real world, and everything breaks. Folding laundry, making coffee, peeling apples. These are trivial tasks for humans, and yet some of the hardest problems robotics has ever faced. In this episode, we travelled to San Francisco to visit Physical Intelligence, a startup trying to build something radically different: a general-purpose 'robot brain' that can learn how the physical world works. We spent time inside their lab, watched robots struggle and improve in real time, sat down with Lachy Groom, one of the company’s co-founders, and interviewed Thrive Capital investor Philip Clark. We hope you enjoy! :) Chapters: 0:00 So…What is Physical Intelligence? 1:41 Why can’t we solve Marovec’s Paradox? 2:33 Live Demo: Meet the Machines 4:17 Why robots still struggle today… 6:14 Meet PI’s Investors (Thrive Capital) 7:19 Early days 9:20 PI’s Robot Capabilities 11:37 How are they making intelligent robots? 13:43 The Future Impact of Everyday Robots 15:49 Jeff Bezos Investment in Physical Intelligence 16:43 What will the next 1-3 years look like? 17:54 Revealing PI’s Work Culture 19:23 Outro Additional reading: Physical Intelligence: https://www.physicalintelligence.ai/ Lachy Groom: https://x.com/lachygroom Philip Clark: https://x.com/PJClark Sachin & Adam: https://x.com/Sachin_and_Adam Music License: This license certificate documents a license to use the item listed below on a non-exclusive, commercial, worldwide and revocable basis as part of one specific project to create an End Product. Item Title: Violin Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/violin-SUUG76Q Item ID: SUUG76Q Author Username: Top-Flow Licensee: Sachin Shah License Name: Sydney License Date: January 13th, 2026 Item License Code: 2WJMFTCY9R The license you hold for this item is only valid if you complete your End Product while your subscription is active. Then the license continues for the life of the End Product (even if your subscription ends). This license is subject to the Envato Elements User Terms (https://help.elements.envato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000629006-Envato-Elements-User-Terms) and License (https://elements.envato.com/license-terms), which form part of this certificate. If there's any inconsistency, those terms prevail. About the show: The Sachin & Adam Show explores the people, ideas, and technology shaping the future, by going inside the companies trying to build it. We focus on deep reporting, honest conversations, and showing the work behind the headlines. Gear Used Camera: Sony FX30 Audio: RØDE Wireless GO II Music: Envato Elements