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    #75: A Woken Record

    December 11th, 2025 · 70 minutes

    Delivery robots are (trying to) serve Chicago, but we need to talk about wagons.

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    Links and Show Notes

    A day in the life of a delivery robot | The Verge
    The secret behind these autonomous delivery robots - YouTube
    Hundreds of Chicago residents sign petition to pause robot delivery pilot program over safety concerns - CBS Chicago
    North Siders fed up with delivery robots on sidewalks - YouTube
    How Food Delivery Robots Are Conquering College Campuses - Business Insider
    Milton Keynes delivery robot takes plunge into canal
    The Artificial Intelligence illusion: How invisible workers fuel the "automated" economy | International Labour Organization
    How We Investigated the Human Labor Behind AI | Pulitzer Center
    How Roomba Sabotaged Its Own Success - YouTube
    Best Robot Vacuums - According to Reddit Data
    Amazon faces FAA probe after delivery drone incident in Texas
    Yarbo Core – The Smart Robot for All Your Yard Care Needs