Toyota plans $6.4 billion annual investment in humanoid robots and factory automation
Original title: Toyota is betting $6.4 billion a year on humanoid robots and factory automation
Toyota plans to deploy 400,000 robots as part of a $6.4 billion annual investment push, aiming to become a global robotics company, the Financial Times reports. In July its AI robotics spinout Walden Robotics went public with a $1.1 billion valuation and $300 million in funding; Goldman Sachs analysts see Toyota potentially capturing three to eight percent of the humanoid robot market by 2035, against rivals like Tesla, Xpeng, and Hyundai. Toyota executives say its own factories will get robots first, though some investors remain cautious given past shortfalls with hydrogen cars and solid-state batteries.
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Toyota wants to turn itself into a global robotics company, and it's betting on humanoid robots and factory automation to get there. The world's largest automaker plans to deploy 400,000 robots as part of a $6.4 billion annual investment plan, the Financial Times reports.
In July, Toyota's AI robotics spinout Walden Robotics went public with a $1.1 billion valuation and $300 million in funding. Goldman Sachs analysts think Toyota could grab three to eight percent of the humanoid robot market by 2035. Its rivals include Tesla, Xpeng, and Hyundai, which plans to start building its Atlas robot in the US in 2028.
A Toyota executive says the company's own factories come first for robot deployment because the environment there is easier to control. Investors are more cautious. They point out that Toyota has fallen short of expectations before with hydrogen cars and solid-state batteries.
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