Despite hype and optimistic projections, the humanoid robot industry faces hurdles, from battery life and design to limited demand for large&scale deployments (Evan Ackerman/IEEE Spectrum)

Evan Ackerman / IEEE Spectrum: Despite hype and optimistic projections, the humanoid robot industry faces hurdles, from battery life and design to limited demand for large-scale deployments  —  The obstacles to scaling up humanoids that nobody is talking about  —  Over the next several years, humanoid robots will change the nature of work.

Sep 12, 2025 - 13:02
Despite hype and optimistic projections, the humanoid robot industry faces hurdles, from battery life and design to limited demand for large&scale deployments (Evan Ackerman/IEEE Spectrum)
Evan Ackerman / IEEE Spectrum: Despite hype and optimistic projections, the humanoid robot industry faces hurdles, from battery life and design to limited demand for large-scale deployments  —  The obstacles to scaling up humanoids that nobody is talking about  —  Over the next several years, humanoid robots will change the nature of work.