Video Friday: Watch Scuttle Evolve

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1–5 June 2026, VIENNAEnjoy today’s videos! I always love seeing robots progress from research projects to commercial products.[ Ground Control Robotics ]Well this has to be one of the most “watch a robot do this task entirely through the magic of jump cuts” I’ve ever seen.[ UBTECH ]Very satisfying sound on this one.[ Pudu Robotics ]Welcome to the AgileX Robotics Data Collection Facility, where real robots build the foundation for universal embodied intelligence. Our core mission? Enable large-scale data sharing and reuse across dual-arm teleoperation robots of diverse morphologies, breaking down data silos that slow down AI progress.[ AgileX ]I’m not sure how much thought was put into this, but giving a service robot an explicit cat face could be a good way of moderating expectations on its behavior and interactivity.[ Pudu Robotics ]UBTECH says they have built 1,000 of their Walker S2 humanoid robots, over 500 of which are “delivered & working.” I would very much like to know what “working” means in this context.[ UBTECH ]Every story has its beginning, and ours started in 2023—a year defined by the unknown. Let technology return to passion; let trials catalyze evolution. Embracing growth, embarking on a new journey. We’ll see you at the next stop.Please, please hire someone to do some HRI (human-robot interface) design.[ PNDbotics ]