Humanoid Robots Mocked as Robot Arms Win the Industrial Race
kscottz · x · 2026-08-13
Commentator Simon Kalouche joked that Figure's humanoid robots are "officially unemployed."
He argued that humanoids will be replaced by faster, lower-cost, and more reliable robotic arms for industrial applications. At scale, superhuman specialized robots will ultimately beat humanoids in every industrial use case.
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