SMRTR TechDec 22, 2025TechRadar

This gift-wrapping robot is quite funny, actually

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Humanoid's HMND 01 robot recreated the gift-wrapping scene from "Love, Actually" in a holiday demonstration that highlights both the capabilities and limitations of current robotics technology. The 5-foot-10-inch robot plays a store clerk who awkwardly attempts to wrap a toy robot gift, complete with dialogue referencing its inexperience with having hands for only a week. While the robot can interact with customers and perform basic tasks using its sensors and NVIDIA-powered autonomy, its slow and clumsy movements force it to abandon the elaborate wrapping attempt for a pre-wrapped alternative.

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