What I love about humanoids is the non-human capabilities of humanoid robots -
DARPA Robotics Challenge 2015. There is some beautiful footage of Robosimian effectively cartwheeling its body to get out of the car and open a door. - Andra Keay,
There was no orientation that stayed in a human type. Like legs, arms, head. It used whatever it needed to use when and where it needed to use it. - Andra Keay,
They weren't, and they there were.
Autonomous Ride Share is here, a number of cities across the US.
Waymo just announced a huge number.
Humanoid Robots aren't that distant.
Humanoids Summit London is in a few days.
Andra's on a panel
2025-May-30, 4:45 PM London Time
”Reality Check: How Close Are We to Humanoids at Scale?”.
Panelists: Ingo Keller, Head of Robotics, The National Robotarium; Jenny Read, Programme Director, ARIA; Andra Keay, Managing Director, Silicon Valley Robotics; Rory Daniels, Senior Programme Manager, TechUK.
Moderator: Rueben Scriven, Research Manager, Interact Analysis.
https://humanoidssummit.com/hslondon2025agenda
Who's going?
Full length conversation
Interview with Andra Keay: Highlights from the Humanoids Summit 2024, with your host, Jeff Frick
Subscribe to Andra's Robotics Newsletter - Robots and Startups
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Waymo Claims to have Doubled its Robotaxi Trips in Five Months, Reaching 10 Million, Yahoo Finance
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/waymo-claims-doubled-robotaxi-trips-014253569.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
RoboSimian Getting Out of Vehicle at DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals
IEEE Spectrum YouTube
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