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HUMANOID ROBOT DEPLOYMENT INCREASES IN AUTOMOTIVE AND LOGISTICS
Yulin Wang, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, says that, historically, the automotive and logistics sectors have led the charge in adopting automation and robotics, ranging from mobile robots and industrial arms to collaborative robots. Now, in a similar trend, automotive OEMs and warehouse operators are once again taking the lead, this time with humanoid robots. Several industry giants, including BYD and Tesla, have announced plans to increase humanoid robot deployment tenfold over the next year. IDTechEx believes that this is a serious commitment and very likely to happen. This aggressive scale-up is expected to drive down costs According to IDTechEx, this momentum will culminate in the deployment of approximately 1.6 million humanoid robots in the automotive sector by 2035. Their new report, “Humanoid Robots 2025-2035: Technologies, Markets and Opportunities”, outlines a detailed roadmap of how leading players are strategising this transformation, along with technical, commercial, and regulatory challenges that need to be overcome. With humanoid robots predicted to become the physical embodiment of AI in the real world, IDTechEx believes that there are several strategic reasons for this surge in the automotive industry: Supply Chain Synergies
robot components, such as motors, sensors (e.g., LiDAR and cameras), and batteries. This overlap enables OEMs to scale production across sectors.
: While humanoid robots are still early in their development, they are well-suited for layouts. In the long term, OEMs envision humanoids reducing labour costs and generating new revenue streams by selling robots to Currently, factory use cases are limited to tasks like material handling, badge labelling, and inspection. However, technical challenges remain, most notably limited battery life (resulting in over 50% downtime), small payload capacity, and high costs (with prices often exceeding US$100,000 per unit), although IDTechEx forecasts a steady cost decrease to US$20,000 per unit. Following closely behind, the logistics and warehousing industry is projected to be the second-largest adopter of humanoid robots. Facing acute labour shortages and rising operational complexity, warehouses are turning to humanoids as a promising solution. These robots bring precision and consistency to repetitive tasks, improving speed while minimising human error.
6 May 2025 | Automation
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