Imagine you're trapped under rubble after an earthquake, injured, and the first thing that reaches you is a cockroach wearing a tiny electronic backpack, followed by a second one carrying a hypodermic needle loaded with medicine, all part of a very real rescue plan researchers are calling paraborgs.

There is now a machine approved to draw your blood with a needle it controls itself, no nurse, no technician, nobody standing by if something goes sideways, built specifically because there aren't enough trained people left to do the job by hand.

A group of hobbyists wired an AI into a skull-shaped Halloween decoration so it can look at a kid's costume and improvise a joke about it on the spot, and there is no script, no editing, and no guarantee the joke is any good.

Topics: cyborg cockroach rescue robots, paraborgs, earthquake search robots, robotic blood draw FDA, AI Halloween costume detector

GUEST: Kris Abel | krisabel.com | @realkrisabel

Originally aired on 2026-09-03

Imagine you're trapped under rubble after an earthquake, injured, and the first thing that reaches you is a cockroach wearing a tiny electronic backpack, followed by a second one carrying a hypodermic needle loaded with medicine, all part of a very real rescue plan researchers are calling paraborgs.
There is now a machine approved to draw your blood with a needle it controls itself, no nurse, no technician, nobody standing by if something goes sideways, built specifically because there aren't enough trained people left to do the job by hand.
A group of hobbyists wired an AI into a skull-shaped Halloween decoration so it can look at a kid's costume and improvise a joke about it on the spot, and there is no script, no editing, and no guarantee the joke is any good.
Topics: cyborg cockroach rescue robots, paraborgs, earthquake search robots, robotic blood draw FDA, AI Halloween costume detector
GUEST: Kris Abel | krisabel.com | @realkrisabel
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-09-03

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From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.
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