A critical mass of innovation and billion-dollar investments mean that autonomous humanoid robots will be with us soon. Here’s when they’ll arrive.
There is a critical mass of innovation and momentum in robotics right now. Global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are investing billions of dollars in development. Industry 4.0 is making cost-effective mass production feasible. Machine learning, the “internet of things” (IoT), and cloud computing are solving the tech and control issues. And there is a labor shortage in the developed world, driving need.