1、 AUTOPILOT 2024 All Rights Reserved 0 Industry Breakdown:Humanoid Robotics To Humanoid,Or Not To Humanoid?RESEARCH PAPER NOVEMBER 2024 AUTOPILOT 2024 All Rights Reserved 1 INTRODUCTION This report explores the current state and future potential of humanoid robots,focusing on the key innovators and t
2、echnologies driving the industry forward.We aim to highlight the advancements and real-world applications of humanoid robots across various sectors.OBJECTIVE The objective of this research is to assess the leading companies in humanoid robotics,analyze their progress,and evaluate their impact on ind
3、ustries.METHODOLOGY Our research was conducted through a detailed analysis of company reports,industry data,and expert insights.Sources include online coverage,Pitchbook and Crunchbase.AUTHORS Etienne SegalEtienne Segal Research Fellow Will SummerlinWill Summerlin Founder&Managing Partner Maximilian
4、Maximilian FriedrichFriedrich Founder&Managing Partner AUTOPILOT 2024 All Rights Reserved 2 Content I.Background Page 3-6 II.The Need Page 7-9 III.The Technology Page 10-12 IV.The Opportunity Page 13-19 V.The Innovators Page 20-30 AUTOPILOT 2024 All Rights Reserved 3 I.Background What comes to mind
5、when you think of embodied AI?For centuries,robotics has occupied the realm of science fiction and boundless human imagination.Visionaries like Leonardo da Vinci and Ismail al-Jazari crafted early concepts of mechanical beings,while Jacques de Vaucanson introduced some of the first automatons.In the
6、 past century,figures like Isaac Asimov with“I,Robot”and James Camerons“The Terminator”shaped our vision of what robots might become in the distant future.Today,however,that distant future is drawing nearer,driven by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence,falling manufacturing costs,and labor