Loading video...

Video Failed to Load

Go Home

A new Science Robotics study involving a child-sized humanoid robot suggests that the interplay between prediction and curiosity shapes how infants learn how their movements can impact their surroundings.

ScienceMagazine's profile picture

Science Magazine

4,771,081 subscribers

82,393 views • 26 days ago •via X (Twitter)

Science & TechnologyEducation
LIVE

Anya Rossi• Live Now

Private livecam show

0 Comments

No comments available

Comments from the original post will appear here

Related Videos

Humanoid robots can play soccer using a new vision-driven controller, facilitating their victory at real world competitions such as the RoboCup 2025. Learn more in Science #Robotics:
0:36

Humanoid robots can play soccer using a new vision-driven controller, facilitating their victory at real world competitions such as the RoboCup 2025. Learn more in Science #Robotics:

Science Robotics

555,261 views • 1 month ago

You can learn how to build a humanoid robot the way you follow an IKEA guide.
0:28

You can learn how to build a humanoid robot the way you follow an IKEA guide.

Asimov

26,303 views • 4 months ago

The new hotness in humanoid robotics! German robotics company NEURA has released a video of their humanoid robot, 4NE-1, performing tasks. The robot's concept was unveiled in 2022. NEURA is among the first to join the early access NVIDIA Humanoid Robot Developer Program.
0:32

The new hotness in humanoid robotics! German robotics company NEURA has released a video of their humanoid robot, 4NE-1, performing tasks. The robot's concept was unveiled in 2022. NEURA is among the first to join the early access NVIDIA Humanoid Robot Developer Program.

The Humanoid Hub

100,910 views • 2 years ago

China has made great strides in emerging technologies, especially in AI and robotics. Visited the Beijing Humanoid Robotics Innovation Centre (X-Humanoid) to learn more about their cutting-edge R&D and how these innovations can be applied to real-world needs.
0:32

China has made great strides in emerging technologies, especially in AI and robotics. Visited the Beijing Humanoid Robotics Innovation Centre (X-Humanoid) to learn more about their cutting-edge R&D and how these innovations can be applied to real-world needs.

Lawrence Wong

31,074 views • 1 year ago

Scientists have designed a framework that enables a humanoid robot face to produce realistic lip-audio synchronization across 12 different languages, including English, Russian, Korean, and Arabic. Learn more in Science Robotics:
1:16

Scientists have designed a framework that enables a humanoid robot face to produce realistic lip-audio synchronization across 12 different languages, including English, Russian, Korean, and Arabic. Learn more in Science Robotics:

Science Magazine

29,535 views • 8 months ago

A new Science Robotics study highlights how an insect-inspired leg design and control strategy allows the Harvard University RoboBee to execute safe, controlled, and accurate landings as it flies between the leaves of a plant.
0:22

A new Science Robotics study highlights how an insect-inspired leg design and control strategy allows the Harvard University RoboBee to execute safe, controlled, and accurate landings as it flies between the leaves of a plant.

Science Magazine

26,763 views • 1 year ago

A new Science Robotics study highlights an autonomous approach that can characterize coral reef biodiversity, enabling an underwater robot to home in on snapping shrimp or follow a barracuda through Joel's Shoal.
0:21

A new Science Robotics study highlights an autonomous approach that can characterize coral reef biodiversity, enabling an underwater robot to home in on snapping shrimp or follow a barracuda through Joel's Shoal.

Science Magazine

28,177 views • 4 months ago

PrimeBot, a Chinese robotics company, has unveiled the world's first transformable robot, T1. It can switch on its own between a two-wheeled humanoid mode for indoor movement and a four-legged mode for walking on grass or climbing stairs. The robot can also interact by voice, understand its surroundings, and remember routines and spaces to respond more naturally over time. PrimeBOT_Global
0:24

PrimeBot, a Chinese robotics company, has unveiled the world's first transformable robot, T1. It can switch on its own between a two-wheeled humanoid mode for indoor movement and a four-legged mode for walking on grass or climbing stairs. The robot can also interact by voice, understand its surroundings, and remember routines and spaces to respond more naturally over time. PrimeBOT_Global

Space and Technology

16,904 views • 2 months ago

Researchers have developed Humanoid-GPT, a new AI system that helps humanoid robots perform complex movements and tasks. Tested on the Unitree G1 robot, it enables real-time whole-body control and can perform new actions without special training. During demonstrations, the robot successfully carried out a variety of movements and tasks, showing strong potential for real-world applications.
0:28

Researchers have developed Humanoid-GPT, a new AI system that helps humanoid robots perform complex movements and tasks. Tested on the Unitree G1 robot, it enables real-time whole-body control and can perform new actions without special training. During demonstrations, the robot successfully carried out a variety of movements and tasks, showing strong potential for real-world applications.

Space and Technology

22,330 views • 3 months ago

On #SquirrelAppreciationDay, check out a 2021 Science study that revealed how decision-making and learning capabilities complement the biomechanical adaptations that enable "squirrel parkour." Learn more:
0:35

On #SquirrelAppreciationDay, check out a 2021 Science study that revealed how decision-making and learning capabilities complement the biomechanical adaptations that enable "squirrel parkour." Learn more:

Science Magazine

27,443 views • 8 months ago

Another humanoid robotics startup, Norway-based Physical Robotics, is out of stealth. The company was founded by Phuong Nguyen, a co-founder of Halodi Robotics (now rebranded as 1X Technologies). He was Chief Science Officer at Halodi for eight years, leading the development of the EVE robot. The new company's mission is to “create a generation of robots that live in harmony with humans in the physical world, enhancing the quality of human life.” Last week, the company announced the closing of a $4 million seed round. Here's the upper body concept of their humanoid, the π robot.
0:35

Another humanoid robotics startup, Norway-based Physical Robotics, is out of stealth. The company was founded by Phuong Nguyen, a co-founder of Halodi Robotics (now rebranded as 1X Technologies). He was Chief Science Officer at Halodi for eight years, leading the development of the EVE robot. The new company's mission is to “create a generation of robots that live in harmony with humans in the physical world, enhancing the quality of human life.” Last week, the company announced the closing of a $4 million seed round. Here's the upper body concept of their humanoid, the π robot.

The Humanoid Hub

102,329 views • 10 months ago

Wearing a sensor-covered bodysuit that captured Bill Whitaker’s movements, engineers trained Atlas to mimic him. Once a skill is learned, it can be shared across every Atlas robot. 60 Minutes breaks down the learning process. Wearing a sensor-covered bodysuit, Bill Whitaker demonstrated movements that Atlas, a humanoid robot, then learned to perform. 60 Minutes breaks down how the training process works.
2:01

Wearing a sensor-covered bodysuit that captured Bill Whitaker’s movements, engineers trained Atlas to mimic him. Once a skill is learned, it can be shared across every Atlas robot. 60 Minutes breaks down the learning process. Wearing a sensor-covered bodysuit, Bill Whitaker demonstrated movements that Atlas, a humanoid robot, then learned to perform. 60 Minutes breaks down how the training process works.

60 Minutes

16,933 views • 8 months ago

Collecting robot data at scale is key to deploying working manipulation policies, and the team from Tutor Intelligence Tutor is here to tell us about how to accomplish it. Their new announcement: a massive, 100-robot “data factory,” with a behind-the-scenes look at how to build a teleoperation platform and how to make robots and policies that are useful for their customers. Tutor Intelligence is a full-stack robotics company: they build robot arms, they sell robot arms, they write the software and they train neural networks. Josh Gruenstein, Jesse Michel, Shiraz, and Joe McCalmon, and Joe McCalmon join us to tell us more about how they scale both teleop data and human interventions from their teleoperators in order to train the policies they need. Watch Episode #85 of RoboPapers, with Chris Paxton and Jiafei Duan, to learn more!
1:01:03

Collecting robot data at scale is key to deploying working manipulation policies, and the team from Tutor Intelligence Tutor is here to tell us about how to accomplish it. Their new announcement: a massive, 100-robot “data factory,” with a behind-the-scenes look at how to build a teleoperation platform and how to make robots and policies that are useful for their customers. Tutor Intelligence is a full-stack robotics company: they build robot arms, they sell robot arms, they write the software and they train neural networks. Josh Gruenstein, Jesse Michel, Shiraz, and Joe McCalmon, and Joe McCalmon join us to tell us more about how they scale both teleop data and human interventions from their teleoperators in order to train the policies they need. Watch Episode #85 of RoboPapers, with Chris Paxton and Jiafei Duan, to learn more!

RoboPapers

36,041 views • 3 months ago

We teamed up with Boston Dynamics to power their robot Spot with Gemini Robotics embodied reasoning models. This means it can better understand its surroundings, identify objects and follow simple commands - like tidying up a room.
0:37

We teamed up with Boston Dynamics to power their robot Spot with Gemini Robotics embodied reasoning models. This means it can better understand its surroundings, identify objects and follow simple commands - like tidying up a room.

Google DeepMind

154,311 views • 5 months ago

Between 2000 and 2008, childhood peanut allergies in America more than tripled. The cause? A widely misread medical study … that barely mentioned peanuts. Our new Short explains how good intentions created an epidemic — and how science has started turning it around.
2:35

Between 2000 and 2008, childhood peanut allergies in America more than tripled. The cause? A widely misread medical study … that barely mentioned peanuts. Our new Short explains how good intentions created an epidemic — and how science has started turning it around.

Kite & Key Media

899,374 views • 5 months ago

The Chinese New Year Gala CCTV State Broadcast has become a proxy for humanoid robot advancements and industry watchers can compare the progress between the years.
4:32

The Chinese New Year Gala CCTV State Broadcast has become a proxy for humanoid robot advancements and industry watchers can compare the progress between the years.

Marcel Münch

116,621 views • 7 months ago