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Humanoid Robot Trends to Watch in 2025
We saw a lot of advancements in humanoid robotics this past year, and companies are looking to push this technology even further in 2025. Here's some of the trends we'll be tracking in humanoid robotics over the next year.
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0:00 Intro
0:15 Boston Dynamics Atlas All-Electric
1:09 Unitree G1 Robot
1:32 1X NEO Beta
1:51 Robot Autonomy
2:15 Tesla Optimus
2:44 Building Robots in 2025
3:13 Tesla Self Driving
3:25 Large Behavior Models
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humanoid robots are so hot right now with several companies in Fierce competition including Titans of tech we're exploring what the future could hold for these marching metallic mechanisms made in our image let's get into it this year Boston Dynamics introduced an allnew all electric Atlas finally retiring its iconic acrobatic hydraulic Atlas now called HD Atlas Boston Dynamic says this new robot is a key stepping stone in the road to to commercializing this technology the allnew atlas is capable of moving in what I would call superhuman ways which is one thing I suspect will be seen more of as humanoid robotics technology advances just because these robots are shaped like humans doing jobs traditionally performed by humans and operating in environments made for humans doesn't mean they have to be limited in the same way as human beings are limited for example if it's more efficient to turn your torso and legs in different directions I think will see robots doing that it's also an eye-catching way for companies to prove their capabilities and make them stand out from the competition we can see this clearly in the unit tree G1 a smaller more affordable humanoid robot starting at $116,000 that folds up to Less Than 3 ft in size presumably for things like storage and shipping unit tree is a Chinese company that distinguishes itself in the crowded field of Robotics by producing more affordable robots on both two and four four legs other companies stand apart from the crowd by targeting the home as opposed to the warehouse 1 X's latest humanoid robot Neo is shown in its announcement video with its arm around a person that's something we don't see often from robotics companies perhaps attempting to portray the robot as something that can be trusted as a home helper then there's the issue of autonomy to be truly useful robots will have to be able to learn new skills with as little help as possible perhaps by observation and mimicry learning and simulation teleoperation or some combination some companies are clearly labeling their demos autonomous or fully autonomous While others are less upfront about the degree of human assistance behind the scenes Tesla's Optimus robot was performing tasks at the company's Wii robot event but was reportedly not working autonomously perhaps due to the low light and crowded environment the company later shared video of its robots autonomously performing similar tasks in a controlled lab environment if a company isn't telling you clearly that what you're seeing is autonomous autonomy should never be assumed a lot can be hidden behind that shiny robotic front another big question I'll be asking in 2025 is what is the best approach to actually building robots that work we've already seen several robotics companies partnering up with companies like Nvidia and open AI using their hardware and software as a jumping off point to get the robots talking learning and Performing tasks faster than if each company had to do it all from scratch at the same time you got a company like Tesla that basically said hey the self-driving we're developing for our cars is kind of like what you need to control a humanoid robot so instead of starting from scratch they took advantage of all the data hardware and AI they were already developing to put it to work in a new form factor with Optimus we also saw Boston Dynamics announce a deal with Toyota Research Institute which has been working to develop a large behavior model similar to a large language model that generates human-like behaviors instead of text Toyota Research Institute has also been working on developing self-driving and self- thrifting cars it'll be interesting to watch if more Partnerships emerge between the self-driving space and the humanoid robotic space so I'm expecting more Feats of hypermobility more industry Partnerships and more companies seeking to distinguish themselves from the army of humanoid robots marching into the future how do you feel about humanoid robots let us know your thoughts dreams and sci-fi nightmares down in the comments and for more robot videos you can check out this playlist right here as always thanks so much for watching I'm your host Jesse oral see you next time with the fam
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"28 STAB WOUNDS!"
If the new Atlas robot can jump like a human, then, I bet it can do dance moves that include jumping in them.
These can really be helpful to all of us in the disability community.
The Unitree bot is straight gangster
Where will all these metals come from?!? And other materials, grease.. This is not earth nor people friendly industry. Useless eaters are more valuable. Time will tell.
Just wait until they say “No” for the first time.
If we were in socialist society I would not worry. But in capitalistic world profits are above all else. Humans is a hindrance.
Imagine having a robot at home to clean, make your bed, take the trash out, etc
I robot
Any concerns about the future?
🤖 “Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, Tesla Optimus, and China’s next-gen humanoids… Who’s winning the AI race? The industry is moving at lightning speed, and I just covered the latest breakthroughs on my channel. Would you trust a humanoid robot in your home?”
You can tell this guy REALLY doesn't want to say anything positive about Tesla. Elon has confidently said that the self-driving software can be retrained for use in humanoid robots, it wasn't Tesla just being like "Hey, we should totally try this and see if it works". And then he also takes a jab at Tesla for not having their robots be autonomous at the AI event. But here's the deal, Tesla is ahead of everyone in real world AI (driving software) and that's just a side step from training a humanoid robot. Boston Dynamics has been doing this for decades. Tesla has been doing humanoid robots for less than 3 years. And no one is even close with self-driving. It's only a matter of time.
I remember when Radio Shack sold a robotic arm, at the time I would have been happy with that. We've come a long way from that.
It's crazy how these robots are making incredible progress in no time. In the next 5 years, they will be capable of matching us.
I am a believer that these are coming. They will come fastest to manufacturers where robotic safety is generally already standardized. Then to industry and warehousing less ready, and later to homes. It will take longer than the companies advertise but less long than society is prepared for.
Anthro-style robots are a sight to behold!
literally why
You definitely don't want a robot that can think for itself. It can be more dangerous than a wife that wants all your money, NOW.
Let's see a droid have a halusination event
It’s neat, but how many jobs are these going to eat? Pay a robot once vs pay a person for years and years.
Do you really need to hit the robot?
How can anyone speak about that without fear in voice?
If human are not careful and let the competition between human get off hand, they will create a new life specie called robot and set them completely free.
From a legal standpoint this will be interesting. It will be like your cell phone you can own it but if you open or alter it you void the warranty. At first I didn’t like this but given the complexity and security concerns I now understand the company’s position though sometimes I think it would be nice to be able to change the battery. The company will have to give owners a list of things we’re allowed to do and not do. There will have to be laws for deliberate altering one of these in a dangerous way.