BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251222T152241Z UID:1E282E07-32BA-45F2-9855-F7CA801F029E DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251215T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251215T200000 DESCRIPTION:Humanoid robots are rapidly evolving from pre-programmed mechan ical systems into socially aware\, AI-driven agents capable of operating i n human environments. Early generations of humanoids relied on scripted di alog\, rule-based conversation trees\, and domain-specific speech modules\ , systems that produced predictable but limited human–robot interactions . These robots could speak\, but they could not listen\, adapt\, or reason .\n\nRecent advances in large language models\, embodied AI agents\, multi -modal perception\, and cloud-scale training have transformed this landsca pe. Modern humanoid robots can now engage in naturalistic\, context-aware conversation\, interpret visual and auditory cues\, plan actions\, learn f rom demonstrations\, and execute complex tasks with higher autonomy. These capabilities are reshaping the social dynamics between humans and robots\ , enabling more fluid collaboration\, trust formation\, and shared problem -solving.\n\nYet despite this progress\, the humanoid robotics industry fa ces significant challenges in scaling hardware\, safety\, battery life\, r eliability\, and economically viable use-cases. This talk will provide a b alanced overview of recent technical breakthroughs\, the realities of impl ementation\, and the engineering barriers that must be addressed for human oid robots to move from controlled pilots to widespread deployment.\n\nFol lowing the talk\, all attendees are invited to dinner to be held at a near by restaurant.\n\nSpeaker(s): Sudhir Shenoy\, \n\nAgenda: \n6:00 - 6:15 PM - Introductions\n\n6:15 - 7:30 PM - Embodied AI in Humanoid Robots\n\n7:3 0 - 8:00 PM - Conclusion and Q&A\n\nRoom: 401-A Conference Room\, Bldg: Ma rtin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library\, 901 G St. NW\, Washington\, Distri ct of Columbia\, United States\, 20001\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ie ee.org/m/519535 LOCATION:Room: 401-A Conference Room\, Bldg: Martin Luther King Jr. Memoria l Library\, 901 G St. NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United Stat es\, 20001\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/519535 ORGANIZER:wdblair@ieee.org SEQUENCE:40 SUMMARY:Embodied AI in Humanoid Robots: Progress\, Social Interaction Dynam ics\, and Barriers to Scaling an Emerging Industry URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/519535 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Humanoid robots are rapidly evolving from pre-programmed mechanical systems into socially aware\, AI-driven agents c apable of operating in human environments. Early generations of humanoids relied on <strong>scripted dialog</strong>\, rule-based conversation trees \, and domain-specific speech modules\, systems that produced predictable but limited human&ndash\;robot interactions. These robots could speak\, bu t they could not <em>listen</em>\, adapt\, or reason.</p>\n<p>Recent advan ces in large language models\, embodied AI agents\, multi-modal perception \, and cloud-scale training have transformed this landscape. Modern humano id robots can now engage in <strong>naturalistic\, context-aware conversat ion</strong>\, interpret visual and auditory cues\, plan actions\, learn f rom demonstrations\, and execute complex tasks with higher autonomy. These capabilities are reshaping the social dynamics between humans and robots\ , enabling more fluid collaboration\, trust formation\, and shared problem -solving.</p>\n<p>Yet despite this progress\, the humanoid robotics indust ry faces significant challenges in <strong>scaling hardware\, safety\, bat tery life\, reliability\, and economically viable use-cases</strong>. This talk will provide a balanced overview of recent technical breakthroughs\, the realities of implementation\, and the engineering barriers that must be addressed for humanoid robots to move from controlled pilots to widespr ead deployment.</p>\n<p>Following the talk\, all attendees are invited to dinner to be held at a nearby restaurant.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p> 6:00 - 6:15 PM - Introductions</p>\n<p>6:15 - 7:30 PM - &nbsp\;Embodied AI in Humanoid Robots</p>\n<p>7:30 - 8:00 PM - Conclusion and Q&amp\;A</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR