Humanoid Robots Explained [2025]: History, Basics & Beyond

Описание: Humanoid robots, explained. This episode is a clear, no-nonsense tour of humanoid robots: why this moment matters, a quick look back, and a practical head-to-toe walkthrough of how these machines are built and controlled.

We pop the hood.
We unpack the AI stack: low-latency on-device inference (why cloud control is too slow), plus training on big clusters with reinforcement learning in simulation.
On hardware, we cover actuators (motors + reducers—harmonic, cycloidal, planetary) and why hands remain one of the toughest challenges, with a peek at the options (tendon-driven, fully actuated, underactuated/adaptive, soft robotics).

Chapters
00:00 Forewords — Why Now? From Prototypes to Useful AI Control
02:00 Input/Output — Head & Neck: Sensors In, Signals Out
04:00 Torso — Power, Compute, Cooling, Integration
06:00 AI — Latency, Models, Weights, Tensors
10:30 Arm — Actuators 101: Motors, Reducers, Trade-offs
13:30 Hand — The Hand Problem: Tendons, Tiny Motors, Soft/Adaptive Designs
17:00 Waist/Hip — Gait & Balance
19:00 Legs — Knees Under Load; Ankles & Feet
21:40 Conclusion & What’s Next

Brands & examples mentioned (official pages)
Tesla Optimus — https://www.tesla.com/AI
Unitree H2 — https://www.unitree.com/mobile/H2
Figure 02 — https://www.figure.ai/company
Boston Dynamics Atlas — https://bostondynamics.com/atlas/

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