Jabil discusses the pace and challenges of humanoid robots from prototype to mass production

Thomas Brown of manufacturing services provider Jabil spoke with The Robot Report about the cost structure and manufacturability required for humanoid robots to reach the tens-of-thousands scale. He said edge compute and price remain pain points, that consumer-grade robots may arrive in about five years, and that humanoids will not replace traditional high-speed automation; safety certification and failure-mode research still require substantial work.