A robot exosuit now costs more than most people’s houses, scientists are pitching a telescope built from the solar system itself, and Pokémon Go has somehow ended up feeding the war tech pipeline. This week, Will and Rod bounce between expensive robotics, slow burn space ambition, biosecurity chaos, and a 5,000 year old gut microbe that can still create great beer.

We start with a little shoutout. Unitree’s GD01 exosuit, a titanium priced reminder that “the future” is now a product page. It can move on two legs or four, it has onboard AI control, and it looks like it would smash through a wall just to prove it can. At around 650K USD, it is not exactly a casual purchase.

Then we zoom out into gravitational lensing and the plan to use the sun as part of a giant telescope to see distant exoplanets in far more detail. The catch is the timeline, because the mission could take around 60 years, which is either inspiring or mildly depressing, depending on your mood.

Finally, we hit Australia’s illegal cockroach trade, Pokémon Go scans being repurposed for drone navigation, and Ötzi the Iceman’s preserved gut yeast still being useful for baking and brewing. It’s a jam-packed episode that will leave you gasping at every turn. 

CHAPTER MARKERS

00:00 Killer Exosuit Reveal

01:00 Meet the Hosts

01:45 Robot Reactions and Jaegers

02:55 Better Future Space Lens

04:24 Solar Telescope Challenge

07:08 Electric Sail Breakthrough

07:58 Seeing Alien Continents

09:13 Illegal Cockroach Bust

13:39 Why People Buy Roaches

15:19 Biosecurity Debate and Cleanup

17:27 Pokemon Go Tangent

18:15 Pokemon Go Scans

19:37 Drones Without GPS

21:25 Niantic Weapons Pipeline

22:50 Scientists Eat Headlines

25:26 Otzi Microbiome Bread

29:19 T Rex Leather Bag

32:48 Wrap Up And Sign Out

 

SOURCES:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWOyUMJWptc

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/05/live-cockroaches-seized-nsw-breeder-australia

https://futurism.com/science-energy/scientists-lab-grown-trex-leather

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273117726007660?ref=404media.co

https://dronexl.co/2026/06/09/pokemon-go-scans-niantic-vantor-military-drone-navigation/?_bhlid=59ba01ca00448ec948f397365da76b6ba3febdae

https://bsky.app/profile/paulisci.bsky.social/post/3mnnanoe3d22y?_bhlid=f589393b1087d6a8bc116f8d50ae811790ddc525

A robot exosuit now costs more than most people&rsquo;s houses, scientists are pitching a telescope built from the solar system itself, and Pok&eacute;mon Go has somehow ended up feeding the war tech pipeline. This week, Will and Rod bounce between expensive robotics, slow burn space ambition, biosecurity chaos, and a 5,000 year old gut microbe that can still create great beer.
We start with a little shoutout. Unitree&rsquo;s GD01 exosuit, a titanium priced reminder that &ldquo;the future&rdquo; is now a product page. It can move on two legs or four, it has onboard AI control, and it looks like it would smash through a wall just to prove it can. At around 650K USD, it is not exactly a casual purchase.
Then we zoom out into gravitational lensing and the plan to use the sun as part of a giant telescope to see distant exoplanets in far more detail. The catch is the timeline, because the mission could take around 60 years, which is either inspiring or mildly depressing, depending on your mood.
Finally, we hit Australia&rsquo;s illegal cockroach trade, Pok&eacute;mon Go scans being repurposed for drone navigation, and &Ouml;tzi the Iceman&rsquo;s preserved gut yeast still being useful for baking and brewing. It&rsquo;s a jam-packed episode that will leave you gasping at every turn.&nbsp;
CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 Killer Exosuit Reveal
01:00 Meet the Hosts
01:45 Robot Reactions and Jaegers
02:55 Better Future Space Lens
04:24 Solar Telescope Challenge
07:08 Electric Sail Breakthrough
07:58 Seeing Alien Continents
09:13 Illegal Cockroach Bust
13:39 Why People Buy Roaches
15:19 Biosecurity Debate and Cleanup
17:27 Pokemon Go Tangent
18:15 Pokemon Go Scans
19:37 Drones Without GPS
21:25 Niantic Weapons Pipeline
22:50 Scientists Eat Headlines
25:26 Otzi Microbiome Bread
29:19 T Rex Leather Bag
32:48 Wrap Up And Sign Out
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SOURCES:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWOyUMJWptc
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/05/live-cockroaches-seized-nsw-breeder-australia
<a href="https://futurism.com/science-energy/scientists-lab-grown-trex-leather">https://futurism.com/science-energy/scientists-lab-grown-trex-leather</a>
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273117726007660?ref=404media.co">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273117726007660?ref=404media.co</a>
https://dronexl.co/2026/06/09/pokemon-go-scans-niantic-vantor-military-drone-navigation/?_bhlid=59ba01ca00448ec948f397365da76b6ba3febdae<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/paulisci.bsky.social/post/3mnnanoe3d22y?_bhlid=f589393b1087d6a8bc116f8d50ae811790ddc525"></a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/paulisci.bsky.social/post/3mnnanoe3d22y?_bhlid=f589393b1087d6a8bc116f8d50ae811790ddc525">https://bsky.app/profile/paulisci.bsky.social/post/3mnnanoe3d22y?_bhlid=f589393b1087d6a8bc116f8d50ae811790ddc525</a>

From tales of historical idiocracy and scientific genius to weird and wacky cultural phenomena, Dr Rod Lamberts and Dr Will Grant are here to take you on a wild conversational journey, deep diving into the crevices of science, history and culture that you never knew existed. 

From tales of historical idiocracy and scientific genius to weird and wacky cultural phenomena, Dr Rod Lamberts and Dr Will Grant are here to take you on a wild conversational journey, deep diving into the crevices of science, history and culture that you never knew existed.

Bizarre science history from academics with beers