[New] The investment bank hypothesises that, by 2050, the number of commercial humanoids could equate to 41.3% of the 2023 workforce in the USA and 39% in China.
RD Magazine
[New] Looking at individual countries, China alone would reach approximately 302 million humanoid robots adopted by 2050, while the USA would reach about 77.7 million.
RD Magazine
[New] The investment bank offers an estimate - albeit with conservative assumptions - on diffusion in domestic settings: 84.2 million domestic humanoids by 2050.
RD Magazine
[New] In Morgan Stanley's view, the business and adoption of humanoids will be found in their use in factories, logistics, warehouses, services, infrastructure, and other commercial environments.
RD Magazine
[New] In 2050, the vast majority of humanoids will be employed in professional and productive settings.
RD Magazine
[New] By 2050, the global figure will hit 1.019 billion humanoid robots.
RD Magazine
[New] The United States reaffirmed the goal of sending humans to Mars in the 2030s, stimulating public-private partnerships and research into new space-habitat technologies.
Nature
[New] Gartner's long-range forecast is worth sitting with: by 2029, agentic AI will autonomously resolve 80% of common customer service issues without human intervention, driving a 30% reduction in operational costs.
CXnet
[New] By 2026, the primary risk for decision-makers is no longer AI replacing humans, but the talent gap - a situation where an organization has advanced technology but lacks a workforce capable of managing it.
Emerline
[New] The emergence of a strong El Nino weather pattern in 2026 in a world that is warming as a result of human-caused climate change could fuel unprecedented weather extremes, climate scientists have warned.
Climate Home News
[New] Each humanoid robot could require around two kilograms of lithium.
Firstlinks
[New] One of the priorities of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the US Surgeon General, is to combat health misinformation, which is considered a serious threat to public health.
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] The increasing significance of precision fermentation presents important opportunities to enhance global nutrition, support human well-being, and contribute to the development of resilient and sustainable food systems.
PubMed Central (PMC)
Japan Airlines launched a humanoid robot trial at Haneda Airport for baggage handling, aircraft towing, and cabin cleaning through 2028. / Japan
LinkedIn
UK Humanoid signed one of the largest disclosed humanoid deployment deals ever with Schaeffler, targeting thousands of robots across factories by 2032.
LinkedIn
In 2026, AI has graduated from basic automation to Agentic AI - autonomous systems that plan, decide, and execute without human prompting.
Kylin Machine
Tesla plans to convert the California factory into an assembly plant for Optimus, its humanoid robot project.
Business Insider
Agentic AI will autonomously resolve 80% of common customer service issues without human intervention by 2029, leading to a 30% reduction in operational costs.
Plain
Japan Airlines will start using humanoid robots in ground handling tasks at Tokyo's Haneda airport from May, in a two-year trial it said is aimed at easing employees' workload.
BBC News
JAL and its partner in the initiative, Japan Airlines GMO Internet Group, hope the experiment - which ends in 2028 - will lessen the burden on human employees amid a surge in inbound tourism and forecasts of more severe labour shortages.
The Guardian
The Chinese-made humanoids will move travelers' luggage and cargo on the tarmac at Haneda, which handles more than 60 million passengers a year.
The Guardian
Last updated: 24 May 2026
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