Approximately 1.6 million humanoid robots will be working in the automotive manufacturing industry within the next 10 years, according to a report by IDTEchEx. Article by Yulin Wang, senior technology analyst at IDTechEx
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 significantly, accelerating adoption across factory floors. [Read more…] about 1.6 million humanoid robots will be working in the automotive manufacturing industry within 10 years, says report