The key trend in the technology sector is humanoid or human-like robots.
The most famous are Tesla Optimus, Atlas from Boston Dynamics, Digit from Agility Robotics from Amazon.
The Chinese are making great strides in this area: UBtech Dongfeng Motor, FAW-Volkswagen, Geely, and NIO.
Why humanoids?
1. They look cool and futuristic, which means they will sell well and distinguish the company from its competitors, like, look, we have robots like from sci-fi movies.
2. The most versatile and effective robot will be the one that is as close to a human in size and functions as possible, but at the same time will not get tired, get sick, be late or go on strike.
3. Due to their versatility, they will be used in areas where a person is still forced to do physically hard and routine work.