Video Friday: Robot Decommissioning Takes a Fun Turn

The roundup highlights Workhorse, a system that learns contact-rich whole-body manipulation from human demonstrations without requiring a robot during demonstration. On a real Unitree G1, it sorts boxes using its hands and a kick, catches a thrown box, and topples and climbs a suitcase. The article also features MIT’s SANDO navigation system and a soft underwater robot with three swimming modes.