Lending a Hand to Humanoids

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What if you could command a fleet of robots with nothing more than a flick of your wrist? A Stanford PhD pioneer and his former student-turned-CEO join us to reveal how wearable gesture technology is about to transform the way humans and machines work side by side.

Professor Luis Sentis, one of the first in the world to earn an end-to-end PhD in humanoid robotics, and Heeyong Huh, founder of Suhwa, sit down with hosts Jennifer Kaehms and Andrea Kalmans to trace the evolution of humanoid robots from $10 million lab curiosities to affordable $25,000 productivity tools. They explore how Suhwa's wearable wristband technology reads neuromuscular signals to translate natural hand gestures into digital commands, why gesture-based interaction could outpace voice and keyboards in spatial computing environments, and how smart glasses, AR, and AI are converging to reshape factory floors, military missions, and everyday life. Along the way, they discuss the ethics of human-robot collaboration, the journey from academia to entrepreneurship, and their shared vision for a future where robots empower small businesses rather than replace workers. It's a conversation about accessibility, upskilling, and making technology feel as natural as a conversation, all happening right here in Austin, Texas.

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