CB Insights February 23, 2024
AI is fueling the rise of humanoid robots, creating an opportunity for tech giants with computing chops and big wallets. Nvidia, Google, Amazon, Meta, and more are already making moves in the space.
Humanoid robots are gaining momentum as companies across industries race to automate operations for a competitive edge.
These robots resemble the human form and are designed to be multi-talented, making it possible to swap them in for complex tasks normally handled by flesh-and-bone employees. Popular robot forms like automated guided vehicles (AGVs) & autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and collaborative robotic arms are much less flexible.
However, humanoid robots are complicated to build and deploy. They...