Humanoid Robots

Humanoid robots have the potential to transform industries from manufacturing and construction to healthcare, retail, and hospitality. Join us as we explore the progress, taxonomy, and market potential in this emerging category.

00:00 Panel Discussion
24:30 DAWN Avatar Robot Cafe in Tokyo employs people with physical disabilities to provide a human touch to the robot servers. This is a win/win... Thoughts? @7:00 min is the point: [link]
26:09 What do you think of the use of an AI-enabled robot for public information at the MSG Sphere?
30:11 What role have human looking animatronics played in our acceptance of humanoid robots? Or do we prefer an uncanny valley in our robots? Note: Walt is returning to Disneyland! - [link]
32:43 What happens to society when robots are so advanced that they can design and build other robots even more advanced than them?
36:39 Why do we consider robots humanoid based on form rather than based on their reasoning abilities?
41:04 What fictional robot would the panel want made in reality?
42:11 What robot(s) do you already own and what are your thoughts about their usefulness thus far?
45:02 Do you agree that Synchronized Drone lLght Shows seem to be a good example of robots plus AI in the entertainment/advertizing sphere.
46:43 I understand Japanese are very active in implementing robotic health care assistants ... does anybody know how successful is this?
50:35 What positions do you see humanoid robots being in where humanoid is the right form factor?
56:43 Do we include teaching teddybears into humanoid robots? What other new forms of socially and emotionally persuasive technology are considered humanoid? - [link]
57:50 What are some of the most interesting robots seen out in the likes of CES etc?