Humanoid robots are about to become the new smartphones of our lives – What starts as a curiosity, will evolve into an essential tool for work and life
https://www.techradar.com/pro/humanoid-robots-are-about-to-become-the-new-smartphones-of-our-lives
6 Comments
From the article
Analysts from Morgan Stanley project that the humanoids market could surpass $5 trillion by 2050. The market signs suggest we’re already on that trajectory: real-world adoption is underway, early deployments and pilots are moving into place.
Companies that once treated humanoids as a curiosity are now changing their attitudes, and the technology is making headlines almost every day. With predicted 1 billion humanoid robots by 2050, it could become a major societal shift.
They can rule over me if they do my laundry and clean my home.
The article is vapor; there’s no concrete product, no demonstrable proof that it’s actually coming in a meaningful timespan, and perhaps most critically, no pricepoint. The iPhone worked because it was at a pricepoint that was accessible to everyone. A domestric robot would have to be the same.
When the GenAI hype finally dies, I’ve found our next bubble! Five trillion you say.
You know, as I recall, there is a huge issue with Phones maintenance, etc… imagine that for a fully embodied robot for everyone.
Didn’t read the article but are we talking actual autonomous robots or something controlled by a guy with a vR headset in a warehouse in china?