Bricks And Bytes The Next Biggest Hype in AI is Here + Concrete Robots, Moonshots and Volkswagen Cuts
Mar 13, 2026
Lena-Marie Pätzmann, co-founder of Sitegeist and TU Munich alum building modular robots for concrete renovation. She discusses van-portable robots that use high-pressure water lancing, operating as a subcontractor for parking garages. Short takes cover customer-driven product focus, scaling logistics, and technical iteration for robust field deployment.
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Zoho CRM Implementation Dragged Out By Slow Vendor Support
- Martin shared a multimonth Zoho CRM implementation that became a pain due to slow vendor responses.
- He hired an implementer, expected two weeks, and after three months still experienced delays and two–three day vendor turnaround.
World Models Simulate Physical Reality Not Text
- World models learn physical dynamics from video and real-world data rather than predicting text like LLMs.
- Owen explains they can simulate gravity, collisions, and predict how a dropped glass shatters, enabling reasoning about physical spaces.
Ask How Software Solves Your Job Not Just Features
- Do ask vendors how their product helps you accomplish your job, not just for a feature checklist.
- Dustin Devan advises requesting demos of workflows, team structure, roadmaps, and funding to evaluate real fit.