app02 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:39:33 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk - Episodes Tagged with “Robotics” https://awesomecast.fireside.fm/tags/robotics Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:00:00 -0400 Everything awesome in the world of technology, social media, and entertainment! Join us as we discuss the latest gadgets, web sites, and talk with people doing awesome things in tech! www.AwesomeCast.net en-us episodic Sorgatron Media Everything awesome in the world of technology, social media, and entertainment! Join us as we discuss the latest gadgets, web sites, and talk with people doing awesome things in tech! www.AwesomeCast.net no Sorgatron Media awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com AI Graphics Get Smarter + Xbox Classics on PC & LEGO Star Trek | AwesomeCast 789 https://awesomecast.fireside.fm/940 125169ea-8d34-4ed1-b94a-fb92200cbfaf Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:00:00 -0400 Sorgatron Media full Sorgatron Media 54:51 no <p>Can AI make you better at Photoshop instead of replacing Photoshop? Sorg, Katie Dudas, and Dave Podnar explore that question on AwesomeCast 789 as Sorg shares a workflow for turning AI-generated concepts into editable graphics while keeping control of the final design.</p> <p>The crew also gets into Pittsburgh technology history with plans to preserve Westinghouse’s Atom Smasher, the impressive Commercial Street Bridge replacement, and the accessibility origins of the modern audiobook.</p> <p>Then the geekery kicks into high gear: Xbox expands its classic-game preservation efforts to PC, Hasbro combines Transformers with Jem and the Holograms, LEGO brings Smart Play to Star Trek, Robosen releases an Optimus Prime robot designed to reopen childhood wounds, and Universal plans movies based on ten Atari properties.</p> <p>Plus, Chachi has gaming headlines involving Hasbro, Steam Deck and Atari, and the crew discusses the backlash surrounding a $58,000 humanoid robot proposed for use in a New York school district.</p> <p>It’s Pittsburgh technology, AI creativity, retro gaming, accessibility, robots and pop-culture nostalgia on AwesomeCast 789. </p> Michael Sorg, Sorg, Katie Dudas, Dave Podnar, Pittsburgh technology, Pittsburgh tech podcast, technology podcast, tech news, AI, artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, ChatGPT images, Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop, AI image editing, generative AI, graphic design, Westinghouse, Atom Smasher, Pittsburgh history, technology history, Commercial Street Bridge, Squirrel Hill Tunnel, audiobook, audiobook history, accessibility technology, Audible, Dungeon Crawler Carl, ChachiSays Video Game Minute, video game news, Hasbro, Steam Deck, Xbox, Xbox backward compatibility, Xbox PC, retro gaming, game preservation, Atari, Universal Pictures, Pong, Centipede, Jem and the Holograms, Transformers, Autobot Blaster, LEGO, LEGO Smart Play, Star Trek, USS Enterprise, Robosen, Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen, humanoid robot, AI education, education technology, robotics Can AI make you better at Photoshop instead of replacing Photoshop? Sorg, Katie Dudas, and Dave Podnar explore that question on AwesomeCast 789 as Sorg shares a workflow for turning AI-generated concepts into editable graphics while keeping control of the final design.

The crew also gets into Pittsburgh technology history with plans to preserve Westinghouse’s Atom Smasher, the impressive Commercial Street Bridge replacement, and the accessibility origins of the modern audiobook.

Then the geekery kicks into high gear: Xbox expands its classic-game preservation efforts to PC, Hasbro combines Transformers with Jem and the Holograms, LEGO brings Smart Play to Star Trek, Robosen releases an Optimus Prime robot designed to reopen childhood wounds, and Universal plans movies based on ten Atari properties.

Plus, Chachi has gaming headlines involving Hasbro, Steam Deck and Atari, and the crew discusses the backlash surrounding a $58,000 humanoid robot proposed for use in a New York school district.

It’s Pittsburgh technology, AI creativity, retro gaming, accessibility, robots and pop-culture nostalgia on AwesomeCast 789.

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]]> Can AI make you better at Photoshop instead of replacing Photoshop? Sorg, Katie Dudas, and Dave Podnar explore that question on AwesomeCast 789 as Sorg shares a workflow for turning AI-generated concepts into editable graphics while keeping control of the final design.

The crew also gets into Pittsburgh technology history with plans to preserve Westinghouse’s Atom Smasher, the impressive Commercial Street Bridge replacement, and the accessibility origins of the modern audiobook.

Then the geekery kicks into high gear: Xbox expands its classic-game preservation efforts to PC, Hasbro combines Transformers with Jem and the Holograms, LEGO brings Smart Play to Star Trek, Robosen releases an Optimus Prime robot designed to reopen childhood wounds, and Universal plans movies based on ten Atari properties.

Plus, Chachi has gaming headlines involving Hasbro, Steam Deck and Atari, and the crew discusses the backlash surrounding a $58,000 humanoid robot proposed for use in a New York school district.

It’s Pittsburgh technology, AI creativity, retro gaming, accessibility, robots and pop-culture nostalgia on AwesomeCast 789.

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]]> How ChatGPT Helped Plan a Dream Trip to Japan (+ AI Life Hacks You Can Try Now!) | AwesomeCast 756 https://awesomecast.fireside.fm/900 8969ff00-0f38-4a8c-a49a-31f7ec0123d8 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:45:00 -0500 Sorgatron Media full Sorgatron Media In this week’s episode, Sorg and Dudders get geeky about AI in everyday life — from redesigning homes with ChatGPT to tracking calories with conversational AI. Then guest Brian Crawford takes us on a deep dive through Japan’s advanced transit tech, immersive art museums, and cultural quirks. We also preview Pittsburgh’s AI & Robotics Demo Day and catch up with Chachi’s gaming news minute. Perfect for fans of AI tools, travel tech, and real-world innovation. 1:01:13 no <p>In this week’s episode, Sorg and Dudders get geeky about AI in everyday life — from redesigning homes with ChatGPT to tracking calories with conversational AI. Then guest Brian Crawford takes us on a deep dive through Japan’s advanced transit tech, immersive art museums, and cultural quirks.<br> We also preview Pittsburgh’s AI &amp; Robotics Demo Day and catch up with Chachi’s gaming news minute.</p> <p>Perfect for fans of AI tools, travel tech, and real-world innovation. </p> ChatGPT, Siri, CarPlay, iPhone, Apple, Gemini, Google, AI, artificial intelligence, Pittsburgh, Robotics and AI Discovery Day, Robotics, SKA Robotics, drones, bridge inspection drone, University of Pittsburgh, Formula SAE, Pittsburgh tech, AI tools, ChatGPT Projects, AI health tracker, AI diet log, fitness automation, home design AI, interior design with ChatGPT, home decorating, smart home shopping, Amazon links, AI art, AI planning, AI productivity, Robotics Expo, AI event Pittsburgh, AI innovation, technology podcast, AwesomeCast, Michael Sorg, Katie Dudas, Brian Crawford, Pittsburgh City Podcast, Japan travel, travel tech, Japan technology, Japanese culture, bullet trains, Shinkansen, Suica card, ICOCA card, Google Translate, translation apps, accessibility tech, Avatar Robot Cafe, robot cafe Tokyo, TeamLabs Borderless, digital art museum, immersive art, Shinjuku, 3D cat billboard, Godzilla Hotel, Tokyo tech tourism, Japanese etiquette, cultural respect, sustainability, transit tech, AI accessibility, social media, podcast technology, YouTube podcast, Slice on Broadway, Sorgatron Media, Sidekick Media Services, Patreon, podcast aftershow, gaming news, Chachi Says, Call of Duty movie, Backyard Baseball animation, Taylor Sheridan, Peter Berg, gaming adaptation, pop culture tech, creative AI, AI automation, lifestyle technology, AI life hacks, Pittsburgh robotics community, smart cities, AI creativity, AI integration, digital lifestyle, innovation, technology trends 2025, future tech, podcasting Pittsburgh, AwesomeCast 756 In this week’s episode, Sorg and Dudders get geeky about AI in everyday life — from redesigning homes with ChatGPT to tracking calories with conversational AI. Then guest Brian Crawford takes us on a deep dive through Japan’s advanced transit tech, immersive art museums, and cultural quirks.
We also preview Pittsburgh’s AI & Robotics Demo Day and catch up with Chachi’s gaming news minute.

Perfect for fans of AI tools, travel tech, and real-world innovation.

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We also preview Pittsburgh’s AI & Robotics Demo Day and catch up with Chachi’s gaming news minute.

Perfect for fans of AI tools, travel tech, and real-world innovation.

Support AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk

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