Last Updated on October 8, 2025 by Serena Zehlius, Editor
Research into humanoid robots is a rapidly advancing field, with companies around the world striving to produce robots that look and act more like us.
But what is it about recreating ourselves in robot form that we find so captivating? Why do humanoid robots both enthral and terrify us?
And is our obsession with robotic humans just vanity, or could they play valuable roles in our future society?
In this special live recording at Imperial College London as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival, Claire chatted to Ben Russell (Science Museum), Maryam Banitalebi Dehkordi (University of Hertfordshire) and Petar Kormushev (Imperial College London) about humanoid robots.
Visit the Robot Talk website for more episodes about humanoid robots, AI, and technology.
