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Unitree’s New Dex5-S Hand + Why Is Digit 5 Shaking?

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My problem with Figure’s F.02 decommissioning

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Digit 5: What Are They Not Showing Us?

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James Kuffner on Warehouse Robots, Humanoids & the Future of Robotics

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Why Did This Robot Take 7 Years? Matic Robots

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The Case for Three Fingers — Fluidic Tendons vs. Conventional Tendons vs. Direct Drive

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Matic Robots, Tomorrow’s Reveal + The New Hand of Foundation

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What if batteries could store more energy, last longer, and be safer?

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The Humanoid Robotics Race: Who Actually Has a Chance? | Jason Black, VC

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Mia Hand: For Humans and Robots

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He Built a Robot That Performs Acrobatics

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The Man Who Built Robots for 60 Years | Mark Rosheim

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Ghost Circuits: Machines That Think Without Code

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Humanoid Robots Are Still a Body Problem with Jerry Pratt (Persona AI)

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The Rosheim Joint: A Hidden Breakthrough in Wrist Design

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What AI Robotics Demos Don’t Show: The Missing Piece in AI Robotics

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Carl Bass: The Origin of AutoCAD & the Future of Design

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Exclusive: Inverted Planetary Roller Screws from Chinese Manufacturer CB Robot Technology

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Throwback: Sang-bae Kim on Humanoids and Legged Robots (2021)

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Can Planetary Roller Screws Be Produced in Under 20 Seconds to Make Them Viable for Humanoids?

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Humanoid Global: A Robotics VC Investment Thesis

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Ball-and-Socket… But for Locomotion, Enchanted Tools

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The Ability Hand: The Fastest Touch-Sensitive Bionic Hand in the World

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Persona AI: What’s Different in Their Waist Design

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The Belgian Unicorn Whisperer: Louis Jonckheere

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Enclothed Cognition: Your Clothes Are Rewiring Your Brain

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Old episode — XingXing Wang on Unitree Robotics | 宇树科技

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Vyking Built an In-House Robotic Arm with Camera for Shoe 3D Scanning and Virtual Try-On

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Deep Dive in Disney’s Self-Roaming Olaf Robot

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Humanoids That Tell Stories in Belgium – Jan De Coster

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Manus Data Capture Glove Live Demo: Precision Hand Tracking

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Codey: Early Humanoid Prototype for Kids & Caregivers

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Planning to Build a Humanoid Robot? Which Actuators Do You Need?

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ROBOTERA: Live Demo 12-DOF Hand & L7 Humanoid Robot

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Weave Robotics: "Humanoids are built from philosophy, not parts"

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Teague: Designing a Robot’s Identity

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Booster Robotics in Action: Live Demo

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Humanoid: What’s Different About Their Wrist Design?

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A Deep Dive into Actuators for Humanoid Robotics — Robotics Club

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Sunday Robotics Uncovered! A Conversation with the Founding Team

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AI Robotics: What We Haven’t Solved… Yet

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Why UBTECH Made Their Walker S2 Robot Look So CGI-Like

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Breakdown What’s Inside Xpeng’s Next-Gen Iron Humanoid, Why It’s Impressive and What’s Missing

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Exclusive: K-Scale Labs Shuts Down: CEO Benjamin Bolte Reveals What Happened and What’s Next

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Next-Gen Maintenance: Robotics in Action with BEMAS / Wim Vancauwenberghe

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Unitree H2: Deep Dive

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Scott Walter shares his thoughts after seeing a live demo of Figure 03 at Figure AI

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Would designing humanoid fighting robots be much different in a factory, and is it even necessary?

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Ankle Deep: What is the Best Design for a Humanoid Ankle?

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Wuji Hand: What’s Different in Its Design?

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How Planetary Roller Screws Work, How to Manufacture Them?

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Algorized: How Can We Sense Humans and Humanoids Safely?

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Beyond Human Hand Limits: The Ultra-Redundant Dexterous Hands of Daxo Robotics

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NEURA Robotics Unveils 3rd Gen 4NE1 at Automatica 2025 – Exclusive Interview!

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UFOs, Angels & the Paranormal: The Hidden Symphony of the Unknown

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How Scientists Search for UFOs — Can We Outsmart What’s Already Watching Us?

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This Drive Eliminates Backlash — Could the Archimedes Drive Be Game-Changing for Robotics?

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Will Robot-Assembled Burgers Change the Fast Food Industry?

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How Does the Orbit Actuator Solve the Ball-and-Socket Challenge in Robotics?

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Robot Garden: A Collection of Industrial Robots

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The Shadow Knows: Why Did Unitree Go with a 45-Degree Anhedral Angle in the Waist?

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Zhenan Bao on Self-Healing Materials, Soft Robotics, Bell Labs, and the Schön Scandal

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How Neura Robotics Is Rethinking Humanoid Bot Design | Full Interview with David Reger

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The Articulated Toe: Why Humanoid Robots Need It?

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The Quaternion Drive: How This Mechanism Could Be Game-Changing for Humanoid Robotics

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ETs, Government Secrets, and Hidden Agreements | Danny Sheehan

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Singularity in Robotics: What It Is and How to Design Around It

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The Great Rotary vs. Linear Debate: Who Will Win?

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Cold Shoulder: Why Novel Shoulder Designs Are Being Ignored?

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What’s Up with 4NE-1’s Knees? How Neura Robotics Is Rethinking Humanoid Bot Design

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Walk This Way: How Humanoid Gait Can Be Designed to Walk More Like Humans

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How to Persuade a Robot to Do What You Want It to Do?

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Waist Not, Want Not – How Important Is the Waist in Humanoid Robot Design?

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It’s All in the Hips: Ever wondered how hip design impacts a humanoid robot’s movement?

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Tad McGeer: The Man Behind Passive Dynamic Walking & Boeing Insitu ScanEagle

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How to Build a Humanoid Robot: Part 2

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BIG NEWS: We’re Launching a Humanoid Robot Company?! 🤖 (Wait… What?! 😂) Part1

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Every Thing Happens For A Reason

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The Inverse Design Challenge: How Can AI Create Structures with Targeted Properties?

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What Are the Barriers to Inclusion? Overcoming Challenges in the Soft Robotics Field

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Jacques Vallée "Forbidden Science 6: Scattered Castles"

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Cracking the Code: "What’s Missing in Hand Design for Most Humanoid Robotics Companies?"

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Removing CMC Joint in Hand, Why? Humanoid Robotics Updates: Clone Robotics, Figure AI, 1X

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PM01, ENGINEAI: Real or CGI?

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Dennis Kochmann "The Inverse Design Challenge: Metamaterials For Better Shoe Soles"

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How is Humanoid Robot Training Done? Teleoperation Demos with VR Headsets With Scott Walter

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Caleb Appleton "What Drives Bison Ventures’ Investment in Robotics and Deep Tech?"

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Lieven Scheire: Where Comedy Meets Science Communication

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Clip: Lieven Scheire on Flemish Culture and Physics Jokes

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IRON XPENG Humanoid Marvel of Engineering or Just Hype?

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Halloween Robotics Videos: Optimus' New Use Case, Figure Hand (Thing), Pudu, Meta AI, & Pi Robotics

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Sutro "Autonomous And Affordable Water Sensing" with Ravi Kurani

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Denavit–Hartenberg Heretics! By Scott Walter

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Paul Amayo "Silicon Savannah, Robotics In Africa"

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Decoding Tesla's Robotic Hand: Highlights from the We Robot Event

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Craig Cooper: Investing in the Future of Diabetes Innovation, Serpentine Ventures

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Old Episode "Jacques Vallée UFO, Trinity, Aliens, Religions, Consciousness"

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Old Episode "Kevin Knuth "UFO Physics"

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How to Do Physics Simulations in Robotics by Scott Walter

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Andrew Ashur "Lucid bots: Cleaning And Window Washing Drone"