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Rapid Technology Assessment: Humanoids

Rapid technology assessment (RTA) looking at humanoids.

• From: Government Office for Science
• Published: 10 March 2025
• Last updated: 19 March 2025 — See all updates

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This report is a summary of a project completed in February 2025 (information cut-off date December 2024). This report provides an introduction to humanoid robots, recent developments, opportunities, and challenges identified through research and discussions with a range of experts. 

We would like to thank the following for their contribution and expert review: 

• Dr Ingo Keller, The National Robotarium 

• Prof Ron Petrick 

• Prof Kaspar Althoefer, Queen Mary University of London 

• Prof Nick Hawes 

• Dr Esyin Chew, EUREKA Robotics Centre Cardiff School of Technologies 

• Dr Carl Strathearn, Edinburgh Napier University 

• Prof Subramanian Ramamoorthy, University of Edinburgh 

• Prof Gopal Ramchurn 

• Prof James Marshall 

• Prof Pietro Valdastri 

• Dr James Law 

• Dr Swen E. Gaudl, University of Gothenburg 

• Rich Walker, Shadow Robot

• Matimba Swana 

• Professor Nathan Lepora 

• Dr Paul Bremner  

• Dr Antonia Tzemanaki  

• Dr Ruth Aylett 

• Dr Zaki Hussein, Touchlab 

• Samia Nefti-Meziani (OBE) 

• Dr Francesco Nori 

• Chris Gray, CMR Surgical 

• Alex Pejacsevich & Dominic Keen, Britbots

• UKAEA 

• ARIA 

• NHS 

• NICE 

• EPSRC 

• DSIT

Published 10 March 2025

Last updated 19 March 2025 + show all updates

1. 19 March 2025

   Roles have been added next to the names of Rich Walker and Dr Esyin Chew to make the information more complete.

2. 10 March 2025

   First published.