Siemens VP: deploy humanoids only when human-like dexterity beats the alternatives
xmercury_one · x · 2026-09-28
Rahul Garg, VP of Industrial Machinery at Siemens, offers a sober take on humanoid robot economics: use humanoids only when human-like mobility and dexterity solve an automation problem better than the alternatives — not because they look human. A pragmatic counterpoint to the current humanoid hype.
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