Benjie Holson shares insights from the CoRL 2026 conference, discussing various robotics concepts, including the need for different systems in robotics (System 0, 1, and 2), and the challenges surrounding contact-rich manipulation. He highlights innovative approaches like those from Play2Perfect and critiques human-like robot designs, suggesting that alien designs might be more effective. Holson emphasizes the importance of optimizing physical design and manipulation policies together for superior robot functionality.