Humanoid robots may be generating headlines and billions in investment, but most deployments remain in the pilot phase, according to Bain & Company’s newly released Global Technology Report 2025.
The consulting firm said humanoids attracted about $2.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024, driven in part by demographic pressures in advanced economies. Yet despite growing expectations, the reality is that today’s humanoids are “heavily dependent on human input for navigation, dexterity, or task switching”.
Bain’s report, in a chapter titled Humanoid Robots: From Demos to Deployment, highlights both rapid progress and persistent obstacles. Intelligence and perception are nearing human parity, thanks to advances in generative AI and vision systems, but battery performance and fine motor handling remain far behind. [Read more…] about Bain report: Humanoid robots still in pilot stage as industry prepares for waves of adoption
