841: The Robot Assistant Field Guide

David walks through the AI robot assistant he built with Claude Cowork, from file management and email to invoicing and podcast production. Plus, why managed AI agents finally solve the memory and access problems that held chatbots back.

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Credits

The Mac Power Users

Stephen Robles (beard.fm)

David Sparks (macsparky.com)

The Editor

Jim Metzendorf (twitter.com/jmetzendorf)

The Fixer

Kerry Provanzano (twitter.com/ciaokerryciao)

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I regret nothing - YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=MhnPvi4DCqE)
Stephen unboxes his new Studio Display XDR

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra | Galaxy AI | Samsung US (samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-s26-ultra)
Claude (claude.ai/new)
Claude Code overview - Claude Code Docs (code.claude.com/docs)
Introducing the Model Context Protocol \ Anthropic (anthropic.com/news/model-context-protocol)
Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking (obsidian.md)
NotePlan - Tasks, Notes, and Calendar (noteplan.co)
Flexibits | Fantastical — The calendar and tasks app you won't be able to live without. (flexibits.com/fantastical)
Google Gemini (gemini.google.com/app)
Perplexity Computer (perplexity.ai/computer/new)
Studio Display XDR - Apple (apple.com/studio-display-xdr)
Superhuman: Docs, Mail, and AI That Work Everywhere (superhuman.com)
Inbox | Fastmail (app.fastmail.com)
Invoice and Accounting Software for Small Businesses - FreshBooks (freshbooks.com)
DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink, professional document and information manager for Mac and iOS. (devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink)
Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS (rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack)
Riverside: HD Podcast & Video Software | Free Recording & Editing (riverside.com)
Drafts | Where Text Starts (getdrafts.com)
Day One Journal App | Your Journal For Life (dayoneapp.com)
Bear - Markdown Notes (bear.app)
MacBook Air 13-inch and MacBook Air 15-inch - Apple (apple.com/macbook-air)
Shortcuts User Guide - Apple Support (support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts/welcome/ios)
MacSparky Labs - MacSparky (macsparky.com/join)
MacBook Neo - Apple (apple.com/macbook-neo)