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Best Robotics videos, as recommended on Hacker News

46 videos about robotics that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2008 and 2026. Mostly demo, explainer, other. Channels that come up most: Boston Dynamics, Mark Rober, Wendover Productions, CGP Grey. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is What Happened to Horses Is Happening to Us: HN has recommended it for a decade as the standard explainer on automation and unemployment, though skeptics later cite it as an example of overconfident predictions.

• explainerWhat Happened to Horses Is Happening to UsCGP Grey · 11 HN recommenders · 2014–2026
• explainerZipline - How Rwanda Built A Drone Delivery ServiceReal Engineering · 9 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• demoAmazing Invention- This Drone Will Change EverythingMark Rober · 5 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• documentary7 Minutes of Terror: The Challenges of Getting to MarsNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 5 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
• otherSlaughterbotsStop Autonomous Weapons · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• explainerDrone Delivery Was Supposed to be the Future. What Went Wrong?Wendover Productions · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• otherGiant Robot Project, Part 1Jaimie Stuff · 3 HN recommenders · 2011–2020
• otherSci-Fi Short Film “Slaughterbots” | DUSTDUST · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• documentaryThe Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On EarthVeritasium · 5 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• explainer7 Minutes of Terror: Curiosity Rover's Risky Mars Landing | VideoVideoFromSpace · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
• demoFesto - SmartBirdFesto · 4 HN recommenders · 2011–2021
• demoBoston Dynamics Big Dog (new video March 2008)olinerd · 3 HN recommenders · 2008–2019
• talkDaniel Suarez: The kill decision shouldn't belong to a robotTED · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2025
• demoAutomatic Bullseye, MOVING DartboardMark Rober · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2020
• demoI sent robot forgeries to a handwriting expertStuff Made Here · 3 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• demoBFS-Auto: High Speed Book Scanner at over 250 pages/minIshikawa Group Laboratory · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• newsAmputee Makes History with APL’s Modular Prosthetic LimbJohns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2016
• explainerThe Uncanny Valley Is WrongThis Place · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2021
• talkTesla AI Day 2022Tesla · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• documentaryThe Super-Fast Logistics of Delivering Blood By DroneWendover Productions · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• demoAtlas | Partners in ParkourBoston Dynamics · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• demoSand Flea Jumping RobotBoston Dynamics · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2024
• explainerWhy Asimov's Laws of Robotics Don't Work - ComputerphileComputerphile · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
• explainerThe Braitenberg VehiclesBrian Douglas · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• otherSlaughterbotsFuture of Life Institute · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• talkJuliaRobotics: Making robots walk with Julia | Robin DeitsThe Julia Programming Language · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2021
• explainerHow many robots does it take to run a grocery store?Tom Scott · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• demoHigh-Speed Robot HandHizook · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2020
• lectureThe Lighthill debate on Artificial Intelligence: "The general purpose robot is a mirage"Pierre-Yves Oudeyer · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2025
• demoKiva Systems Warehouse Automation at Quiet LogisticsKivaDirector · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2021
• newsInside A Warehouse Where Thousands Of Robots Pack GroceriesInsider Tech · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2022
• talkDEF CON 23 - Robinson and Mitchell - Knocking my neighbors kids cruddy drone offlineDEFCONConference · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2022
• demoWorld's Fastest Camera Drone Vs F1 Car (ft. Max Verstappen)Red Bull · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2025
• demoLiam – An Innovation StoryApple · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2020
• demoMissile defense multiple kill vehicle hover testtheworacle · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2026
• demoParkour AtlasBoston Dynamics · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2021
• demoAggressive Maneuvers for Autonomous Quadrotor FlightTheDmel · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2017
• otherMICRO DRONES KILLER ARMS ROBOTS - AUTONOMOUS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - WARNING !!CS Consulting · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2025
• demoMIT ACL - Variable Pitch QuadrotorAerospaceControlsLab · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2016
• demoBigDog Overview (Updated March 2010)Boston Dynamics · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2020
• demoOnboard quadrocopter failsafe: flight after actuator failureMark Mueller · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2019
• newsA Compilation of Robots Falling Down at the DARPA Robotics ChallengeIEEE Spectrum · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2025
• podcastNo Priors Ep. 80 | With Andrej Karpathy from OpenAI and TeslaNo Priors: AI, Machine Learning, Tech, & Startups · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2025
• demoThe Cubli: a cube that can jump up, balance, and 'walk'Gajamohan Mohanarajah (Gajan) · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2024
• demoFlexible Muscle-Based Locomotion for Bipedal CreaturesGoatstream · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2022
• demoBuilding the Steam ControllerValve · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2026