The Future of Humanoid Robots

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of humanoid robots on technology and companionship.

Humanoid robots are stepping out of science fiction and into our daily lives. But what does that mean for us? Chaoyi Li from Booster Robotics, Victor Suen from Fourier, and Niv Sundaram from Machani joined us for a conversation on how these machines are reshaping our expectations of technology, companionship, and what a healthy relationship with this technology might look like. CHM's Director and Curator of the Internet History Program, Marc Weber, moderated. This conversation, a partnership with the Humanoid Summit, was recorded on December 11, 2025, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, as a part of the CHM Live series. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel. To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org

People in this episode

Host: Marc Weber

Guests: Chaoyi Li, Victor Suen, Niv Sundaram

Topics covered

• humanoid robots
• technology
• companionship
• future of robotics
• human-robot interaction

Keywords

• humanoid robots
• technology
• companionship
• future
• robotics
• human-robot relationship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Booster Robotics, Fourier, Machani, Computer History Museum

Places: Mountain View, California

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