IDTechEx says 80 percent of humanoid designs are built for factories

About 80 percent of humanoid robots and prototypes so far were designed for industrial settings, IDTechEx found, as reported by Humanoid.guide. The average industrial humanoid in the set weighs 78 kilograms. Some wheeled models pass 100 kilograms.

Actuators are more than half of a typical humanoid’s weight, and they have to be strong, hard, and resistant to wear. The report points to a manufacturing pinch: planetary roller screws and gears are still difficult to make with the precision and consistency these joints need. Hips and knees also have to carry that mass, balance a load, and leave room for batteries.

Wheeled humanoids can take a larger battery and spend less of the design on balance. IDTechEx still sketches a market that could approach one million units around 2030, with the usual caveats: safety, certification, training, and proof that a given factory job is actually cheaper with a humanoid.