On the morning of March 13, Yao Shangkun, Chairman of Guoxiong Capital, addressed a forum in Shenzhen, forecasting that 2024 will herald the dawn of widespread application tests for humanoid robots in factories and warehouses. He further emphasized that the years 2025 to 2026 will be pivotal for ramping up production. Yao projected that the market size for humanoid robots will balloon to $75 billion by 2035, with potential to surpass $1 trillion by 2050, accompanied by global sales exceeding 70 million units. Notably, smart manufacturing and warehousing logistics are anticipated to emerge as the primary application areas driving this growth.
