“Until 2023, it was thought that it would take 10 years for the market for humanoid robots to take off. However, in 2024, humanoid robots began to be featured on popular American TV news programs.” Dr. Scott Walter, an expert on the robotics market and advisor to many companies, said this in an interview on YouTube. Why has major media started covering humanoid robots? This is because humanoid robots have begun to evolve rapidly in response to advances in generative AI.
In the same interview, Herbert Ong, a former venture capitalist and influencer who is familiar with Tesla’s trends, pointed out, “Since the beginning of this year, there have been major news about humanoid robots almost every day.” are doing.
For example, Silicon Valley’s humanoid robot venture company Figure announced a partnership with BMW on January 18th. BMW plans to spend a year this year studying ways to utilize humanoid robots before actually introducing them to its South Carolina factory. After that, they will conduct joint research with Figure in fields such as AI, robot control, digital twins, and robot integration.
What kind of results will humanoid robots achieve? Companies involved in the global manufacturing industry are said to be paying close attention to the outcome of this partnership.
Source: Newsweek
https://www.newsweekjapan.jp/yukawa/2024/04/ai-20.php
