At Automate in Chicago, FieldAI CEO Ali Agha joined @bheater for a special live episode of The Automated Podcast at the Humanoid Robot Forum. They discussed why robotics requires models purpose-built for the physical world, rather than shoehorning large language models into robotics. FieldAI’s Field Foundation Models combine data-driven learning with physics-based reasoning and uncertainty awareness, enabling one AI brain to operate across robots, tasks, and environments without prior maps, GPS, or predefined routes. FieldAI already powers robots across three continents, from construction and industrial to critical infrastructure inspection and beyond, with each new workflow expanding the value of robots already in the field. Watch the full podcast here: