Dancing, crawling, and flying: Robots go wild for Halloween 2025

Halloween 2025 saw a unique fusion of robotics and festive spirit as various research labs and robotics companies worldwide showcased their creations engaging in Halloween-themed performances. Agility Robotics’ Digit humorously dressed as a cardboard robot, playfully blending the line between human and machine. KIMLAB, alongside Unitree and Boston Dynamics, presented a poignant rendition of “The Story of Tonight” from Hamilton, with robots clinking glasses and embodying camaraderie. University College London’s lab transformed into a lively robot party, featuring humanoids and robotic dogs donning costumes and dancing under strobe lights, evoking a mix of eeriness and charm. The University of Tokyo’s DRAGON Lab highlighted aerial and hybrid robots performing spooky displays, including a serpentine flying robot carrying ghost dolls and a ground robot with a drone, merging technology with Halloween spectacle. Unitree’s G1 robot delivered a creepy performance by crawling in a manner reminiscent of horror films, balanced by playful music to maintain a lighthearted tone. HEB