The Future of Humanoid Robotics | Jonathan Hurst | TEDxPortland

Robots are entering a new era, powered not just by machinery, but by embodied AI that allows them to perceive, learn, move, and work in human spaces. In this talk Jonathan Hurst, Chief Robot Officer and co-founder of Agility Robotics and Professor and co-founder of the Oregon State University Robotics Institute, explains why humanoid robots will reshape labor, expand human capability, and eventually become tireless partners in solving some of humanity’s biggest challenges.

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