About this episode

The episode discusses the transition of robotics from pilot projects to real jobs in production environments, highlighting the growth of industrial robots and the emergence of humanoid robots in various sectors.

This is your Robotics Industry Insider: AI & Automation News podcast. Robotics is moving from pilot projects to production floors at scale, and this week the story is all about intelligent automation becoming core infrastructure, not an experiment. The International Federation of Robotics reports that global industrial robot installations are on track to exceed seven hundred thousand units annually by 2028, growing around seven percent per year, with automotive, electronics, and logistics still leading demand. According to the State of Robotics 2026 report from Roboticscenter dot ai, the broader robotics market has reached roughly thirty eight billion dollars this year, up more than thirty percent year over year, making it one of the fastest growing segments in enterprise technology. On the technology front, humanoid and collaborative robots are quietly getting real jobs. Automate Show’s 2026 preview highlights industrial humanoids designed for palletizing, machine tending, and intralogistics, with major manufacturers preparing limited but revenue generating deployments in factories and warehouses. In parallel, China’s state media reports accelerated rollout of humanoid robots in…

Topics covered

• robotics
• automation
• humanoid robots
• industrial robots
• AI
• logistics

Keywords

• robotics
• automation
• humanoid robots
• industrial robots
• AI
• logistics
• production floors
• market growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Federation of Robotics, Roboticscenter.ai, Automate Show

Places: China

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