Barclays analysts said in a research report that the deployment of humanoid robots may be large-scale after 2035. They pointed out that much of the current hype about humanoid robots reflects pre-set demonstrations, human-controlled remote operation, or automation of specific tasks rather than true general autonomy. To achieve true universal autonomy, humanoid robots require “perception, reasoning, and adaptive behavior.” The deployment of humanoid robots may eventually be similar to autonomous cars, which took more than a decade. Therefore, they said, large-scale economic applications may be closer to 2035 than 2030, while recent deployments will focus on narrow, controlled industrial application scenarios.

Barclays analysts said in a research report that the deployment of humanoid robots may be large-scale after 2035. They pointed out that much of the current hype about humanoid robots reflects pre-set demonstrations, human-controlled remote operation, or automation of specific tasks rather than true general autonomy. To achieve true universal autonomy, humanoid robots require “perception, reasoning, and adaptive behavior.” The deployment of humanoid robots may eventually be similar to autonomous cars, which took more than a decade. Therefore, they said, large-scale economic applications may be closer to 2035 than 2030, while recent deployments will focus on narrow, controlled industrial application scenarios.