Humanoid Robots and Android XR Take the Stage at TED 2025

• Robots are moving from labs to homes. Live demos at TED featured humanoid robots designed as home helpers.
• Google’s Android XR platform is positioning smart glasses and headsets as everyday spatial computing devices.

At TED 2025, the future of robotics and immersive computing took center stage with live demos showcasing next-gen spatial tech.

Roboticist Bernt Børnich demonstrated NEO, a humanoid robot designed for home environments — signaling how robot helpers are moving closer to real-world deployment. Meanwhile, Shahram Izadi presented Google’s new Android XR platform, a software layer built to power smart glasses and headsets with advanced AI capabilities.

These talks highlight a growing focus on making spatial computing practical, wearable, and integrated into daily life — whether through robots that assist in the home or XR devices that bring AI-driven interfaces into our physical spaces.

🌀 Remix Reality Take:
This year’s TED felt like a confirmation moment for spatial computing: Robots and XR are no longer experimental tech—they’re being designed for the messiness of real-world environments. The race is on to make them useful, affordable, and invisible.

Source: TED Blog