"One of the key forces pushing humanoid robots into factories is their advantage over the robotic arms and other automation machinery in use today, Haas said. Traditional factory robots are purpose-built machines designed for a single task, with both hardware and software optimized for that specific function. General purpose humanoid robots by contrast, combined with increasingly sophisticated "physical AI" that helps navigate the real world, will be able to take on different jobs on-the-fly with quick modifications to their instructions."
""One of the issues you'd had with factory robots in the past is that if it was a pick and place machine for a factory, they're just optimized for one task-the software was for one task, the hardware is for one task. Now, if you design a general-purpose humanoid that the software is all AI and it learns by doing, it's going to completely replace a large set of factory workers,""
AI-powered humanoid robots could replace large sections of factory work within five to ten years by offering general-purpose hardware and software that can be reprogrammed for multiple tasks. General-purpose humanoids combined with increasingly sophisticated physical AI will learn by doing, navigate real-world environments, and perform on-the-fly task changes that purpose-built robots cannot. Widespread adoption could automate a large amount of factory work, reshape global manufacturing dynamics, and help level international competitive disparities. The spread of robots raises concerns over worker displacement and prompts debate about re-skilling and social safety nets.
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