Hexagon· Jul 9, 2025
Tech Talk: AEON: An inside look into Hexagon's humanoid
A Hexagon robotics presenter discusses how AEON learns to walk and handle objects using simulation, digital twins, and imitation learning.
Talks and interviews
1054 talks, interviews and lectures on humanoid robots, each summarised with its key moments, so you can read the gist and jump to the part you need.
- Humanoids Summit· Jul 7, 2025
Santiago Pavon (Pollen Robotics) | Open-Source Embodied AI & Reachy 2 | Humanoids Summit London 2025
Santiago Pavon, growth lead at Pollen Robotics, discusses open-source robotics, Reachy 2, and ways to make embodied AI more accessible with the Humanoids Summit host in London.
- Humanoids Summit· Jul 6, 2025
Harpal Mandaher (Sarcomere Dynamics) | AI Vision Systems for Humanoid Robotics
Harpal Mandaher, co-founder and CEO of Sarcomere Dynamics, discusses designing dexterous robotic hands and making automation easier to deploy with the Humanoids Summit host.
- IEEE Spectrum· Jun 30, 2025
New Humanoid Robot from Fourier Intelligence
Victor Suen of Fourier Intelligence introduces the company’s GR-1 humanoid robot and discusses its origins, intended uses, technical focus, and open platform.
- NEXT with John Koetsier· Jun 26, 2025
Neura Robotics's new humanoid robot can lift 220 pounds
David Reger, CEO of Neura Robotics, discusses the company’s humanoid robot and robotics platform with John Koetsier on NEXT’s Tech First podcast.
- RoboPapers· Jun 26, 2025
Ep#17 EgoZero: Robot Learning from Smart Glasses
Vincent Liu, co-author of EgoZero, and Ademi Adeneji, a UC Berkeley PhD student and co-author, discuss learning robot manipulation from smart-glasses recordings with RoboPapers hosts and guests.
- RoboPapers· Jun 25, 2025
Ep#16 TWIST: Teleoperated Whole-Body Imitation System
Yanji, a first-year Stanford PhD student, discusses TWIST, a system for teleoperating humanoid robots with whole-body motion, with the RoboPapers hosts Michael and Chris.
- HAND ERC· Jun 24, 2025
"Handy Moves: Dexterity in Multi-Fingered Hands", ICRA 2025 Workshop
Kevin Lynch, professor at Northwestern University, opens the ICRA 2025 workshop on dexterity in multi-fingered hands, joined by researchers and industry speakers discussing robot learning, hand design, sensing, and manipulation.
- PickNik Robotics· Jun 23, 2025
Dave Coleman, Chief Product Officer, speaks at Northwest Robotics Alliance
Dave Coleman, founder and chief product officer at PickNik Robotics, discusses robotics software and the UX of MoveIt Pro at a Northwest Robotics Alliance talk.
- Robot Talk· Jun 23, 2025
Why are we building humanoid robots? | Robot Talk Live @ the Great Exhibition Road Festival
Claire Asher, host of Robot Talk, leads a live panel at Imperial College London with Science Museum curator Ben Russell, University of Hertfordshire robotics lecturer Mariam Banatalibbei Dordi, and Imperial College roboticist Petar Kormushev on why people build humanoid robots and where they may be useful.
- Going Direct· Jun 22, 2025
#22 Dylan Patel: China’s Robotics Dominance; AI Infrastructure Breakdown
Dylan Patel, founder, CEO, and chief analyst at SemiAnalysis, discusses AI infrastructure and China’s robotics manufacturing position with the host of Going Direct.
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Society· Jun 20, 2025
ICRA 2025 Plenary - Tessa Lau - So You Want to Build a Robot Company?
Tessa Lau, co-founder and CEO of Dusty Robotics, shares her path from academic research to building a construction robotics company at the ICRA 2025 plenary in Atlanta.
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Society· Jun 20, 2025
Matej Hoffman - Humanoid and Cognitive Robotics
Matej Hoffmann, associate professor at Czech Technical University and head of its Humanoid and Cognitive Robotics Group, discusses tactile sensing and humanoid robotics from Prague, Czechia.
- PSYONIC· Jun 19, 2025
2025 Robotics Summit Closing Keynote
Adeel Actar, CEO of PSYONIC, describes how his team developed accessible bionic hands and how the technology is being used by prosthesis users and robotics companies.
- Automate Show· Jun 19, 2025
Kinisi Robotics: How a Startup Is Redefining Humanoids with Real-World AI + AMRs
Brent Pierce, CEO of Kinisi Robotics and a former Bear Robotics founder, talks with Automate Show host Brian about combining AMR bases with robotic arms and AI to handle real-world warehouse tasks.
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Society· Jun 18, 2025
Harold Soh - A Foundation Model for HRI?
Harold Soh, a robotics researcher from Singapore, discusses a proposed foundation model for human-robot interaction at an IEEE Robotics and Automation Society event.
- 1X· Jun 16, 2025
1X World Model
A 1X representative discusses how 1X World Model supports robot evaluation, data scaling, and decision-making at 1X.
- Hugging Face· Jun 14, 2025
LeRobot Worldwide Hackathon Kickoff
Hugging Face’s LeRobot team introduces the first LeRobot Worldwide Hackathon, outlining its open robotics project, five participation tracks, event rules, and prizes for builders worldwide.
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Society· Jun 13, 2025
Tamim Asfour - Robots Think With Their Hands
Tamim Asfour, professor at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, presents research on robotic manipulation at ICRA 2025, following an introduction by Kevin Lynch of Northwestern University.
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Society· Jun 13, 2025
Shuran Song - Making Manipulation as Simple as Possible but Not Simpler
Stanford University Professor Shuran Song explains how to teach robots manipulation skills through natural human demonstrations at an IEEE Robotics and Automation Society talk.
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Society· Jun 13, 2025
Cosimo Della Santina - Moving Without Thinking: Embodied Intelligence in Locomotion
Cosimo Della Santina, associate professor at TU Delft and research scientist at the DLR Aerospace Center, discusses how mechanical design and computation can work together to create robust locomotion, speaking at an IEEE Robotics and Automation Society event.
- RoboPapers· Jun 12, 2025
Ep#13 Instant Policy: In-Context Imitation Learning via Graph Diffusion
Edward Johns, director of Imperial College London’s Robot Learning Lab, and PhD student Vitalis Forlini discuss Instant Policy, their graph diffusion approach to in-context imitation learning, with RoboPapers hosts Michael and Chris.
- PyTorch· Jun 11, 2025
Real-World Robotics as the Next Frontier for AI? - Pierre Rouanet, Pollen Robotics
Pierre Rouanet, co-founder of Pollen Robotics, discusses how AI is changing robotics and what it will take to bring useful robots into homes and workplaces, speaking at a PyTorch event.
- 1X· Jun 10, 2025
Redwood AI
A 1X presenter discusses Redwood AI, a system for controlling the Neo robot to do household chores; the demonstration takes place in a home.
- Supercar Blondie· Jun 10, 2025
Inside The World’s Most Advanced Robots
Sergey, host at Supercar Blondie, explores Unitree Robotics’ quadruped and humanoid robots at the company’s factory in China with Unitree representative Yolanda.
- RoboPapers· Jun 10, 2025
Ep#10 Humanoid Policy ~ Human Policy
Roger Chu, a PhD researcher at UC San Diego working with Professor Shaolong Wang, joins RoboPapers hosts Michael and Chris to discuss using task-specific human demonstrations to improve humanoid robot learning.
- Galbot· Jun 9, 2025
Meet OpenWBT: Open-source VR teleop for whole-body humanoid control across real and virtual worlds!
Jen Jang of Galbot presents OpenWBT, an open-source VR teleoperation system for whole-body humanoid control in simulated and real environments.
- Bloomberg Live· Jun 6, 2025
Agility Robotics CEO & Digit Show us Robots at Work
Peggy, CEO of Agility Robotics, discusses Digit’s commercial warehouse work and the role of AI and safety in scaling humanoid robots with a Bloomberg Live host.
- Bloomberg Live· Jun 5, 2025
Figure AI CEO on Building General Purpose Robots
Brett Adcock, CEO of Figure AI, discusses building and deploying general-purpose humanoid robots with Bloomberg Live in San Francisco.
- No Priors: AI, Machine Learning, Tech, & Startups· Jun 5, 2025
No Priors Ep. 117 | With Co-Director of Stanford's HAI & Founder of World Labs Dr. Fei-Fei Li
On No Priors, Stanford HAI co-director and World Labs founder Fei-Fei Li discusses spatial intelligence, robotics, AI research, and human-centered applications with the show’s hosts.
- Going Direct· Jun 1, 2025
#19 Josef Chen - Robots, Restaurants Of The Future, & One-Way Mirrors
Joseph Chen, founder and CEO of Kaikaku, talks with Going Direct host Jordan about building restaurant robotics and a business-in-a-box model, using their London restaurant Common Room as a live test site.
- Latent Space· May 31, 2025
[AIEWF Preview] CloudChef: Your Robot Chef - Michellin-Star food at $12/hr (w/ Kitchen tour!)
Nikil, CloudChef co-founder, explains the company’s kitchen robots and business model with Latent Space hosts Sean and Vu, followed by a kitchen tour.
- The Humanoid Hub· May 27, 2025
China hosted the world’s first humanoid robot fighting competition (with English commentary).
The Humanoid Hub commentator explains the rules and demonstrates of humanoid robot fights, discussing bouts in an arena; the speakers’ names and company affiliations are unknown.
- Manufacturing Happy Hour· May 27, 2025
How Aadeel Akhtar and PSYONIC Created the First Touch-Sensing Bionic Hand for Humans and Robots
Dr. Aadeel Akhtar, founder of PSYONIC, discusses building the Ability Hand for people with limb differences and robots with host Chris on Manufacturing Happy Hour.
- Booster Robotics· May 27, 2025
Booster T1 unpacking and instructions
A Booster Robotics presenter explains how to assemble, operate, charge, and repack the T1 humanoid robot.
- RoboPapers· May 25, 2025
Ep#9: AutoEval - Autonomous Evaluation of Generalist Robot Manipulation Policies in the Real World
Paul, a Berkeley PhD student advised by Sergey Levine, presents AutoEval, a system for evaluating robot manipulation policies on real robots, with RoboPapers hosts Michael and Chris.
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