IEEE/RSJ International Conference

on Intelligent Robots and Systems

19 – 25 October, 2025

Hangzhou, CHINA

Debate I: Humanoids Will Soon Replace Most Human Workers: True or False?


Time: Wednesday, 12:20-1:20 PM (CST)


Location: Exhibition Hall 4D


Participants:


• XingXing Wang (Unitree Robotics)

• Jun-Oh Ho (Samsung and Rainbow Robotics)

• Hong Qiao (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

• Andra Keay, (Silicon Valley Robotics)

• Yu Sun (EiC, IEEE Trans on Automation Science and Engineering)

• Tamim Asfour (Prof. of Humanoid Robotics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

• Ken Goldberg (UC Berkeley, Moderator)


Format: A spirited Oxford-style debate on the future of humanoid robotics in the workforce.


Note: Lunch will be served in adjacent Hall 4C, and attendees may bring meals into the auditorium.