Like the Johnny Cab in Total Recall, this robot is learning to fly - using the standard controls of an airplane cockpit.
The little robot in is a PIBOT.
It's been slightly modified to be able to work the controls of a scaled-down, simulated aircraft cockpit
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/tiny-humanoid-robot-learning-to-fly-real-airplanes (http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/tiny-humanoid-robot-learning-to-fly-real-airplanes)
http://youtu.be/e7WEXoiJRh8 (http://youtu.be/e7WEXoiJRh8)