Humanoid Robots Move From Viral Demos to the Factory Floor as AI Models Mature

Humanoid Robots Move From Viral Demos to the Factory Floor as AI Models Mature

Humanoid robots are stepping off the demo stage and onto factory floors. In the past year, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Amazon and logistics firm GXO have all launched pilots that put two-legged, AI-powered machines to work alongside human employees — a shift analysts describe as the most significant development in industrial robotics in decades. The move is […]

Humanoid Robots Clock In: AI-Powered Machines Move From Demo Videos to Factory Floors

Humanoid Robots Clock In: AI-Powered Machines Move From Demo Videos to Factory Floors

The humanoid robot era moved from viral demo videos to actual payrolls this year, as AI-powered machines from Figure AI, Agility Robotics and Apptronik began performing commercial work at factories and warehouses across the United States and Europe. The deployments, accelerating through 2025, are driven by persistent labor shortages and breakthroughs in machine learning that […]