Humanoid robots near $10/hour threshold — but support overhead is the cost nobody models
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-09-03
- Chris Paxton highlights the claim that once humanoid robots operate for $10/hour, a pair will undercut human labor and fit logistics/warehouse work.
- Quoting @chetan: robot BOMs are quickly approaching that threshold and policies are improving, but the cost factor most ignore is support overhead — installation, training, repairs, babysitting — which is surprisingly hard to drive down.
- The takeaway: hidden operational costs, not hardware price, are the real barrier to robot labor substitution.
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