McKinsey report calls humanoid robots a media distraction, sees just 2% of Physical AI market by 2045
kscottz · x · 2026-09-11
A McKinsey report on Physical AI characterizes humanoid robots as a media distraction and projects they will capture only 2% of the potential Physical AI market by 2045 — a contrarian take against the current humanoid hype, noted with approval by robotics practitioner kscottz.
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