Humanoid robots were the ultimate in keynote crutches at CES 2026. Here's why chasing humanoid robots doesn't make any sense in terms of returns on investment.
Let’s get the ugliest part of this out of here: humanoid robots are the worst possible path we can take. Despite Hollywood’s love of anthropomorphized animatronics, there are many deficiencies in human-shaped and look-alike robots; it would take a treatise to explain why we should move away from them. Let’s try the two most significant problems.
Nvidia released new Cosmos and GR00T open models for both learnings and reasoning and a new framework for robotic training workflow. The company also outlined a strong ecosystem for autonomous machines and the availability of the Blackwell Jetson T4000 module. Qualcomm is gunning to be a robotics platform challenger.
Softbank is acquiring the robotics division of ABB Group in a deal worth $5.375 billion. Softbank's plan is to combine ABB Robotics with its physical AI assets.
AI models are quickly including the physical world and multiple modalities and a humanoid robot inflection point may soon follow.
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