US EditionDancing Isn't Enough: Industry Pushes for Practical Robots
The robotics market is projected to reach $179 billion by 2030, driven by demand for autonomous robots in factories and warehouses, industry leaders said.
- At CES in Las Vegas, humanoid robots drew the biggest crowds, performing stunts like dancing, somersaults, dealing blackjack, and playing ping-pong on the Consumer Electronics Show floor.
- Industry projections show the global robotics market will hit $179 billion by 2030, with most growth in factories and warehouses, while training limits of today's large language models push firms toward practical deployments.
- Chinese firms make up more than half of CES exhibitors, with Chinese robotics startups logging 3.5 times more investment rounds than the US in 2025, Evan Yao said.
- Hyundai used the show to unveil Atlas, created with Boston Dynamics, planning factory tests while industry trackers and the Consumer Technology Association urged caution about teleoperated autonomy claims.
- Researchers emphasize embodied training as essential; Henny Admoni said, `If you want to learn embodied things, you have to put them inside a body,` while Christian Rokseth noted the pace picked up last year but remains slow.
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Chinese robots on display at CES
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