Humanoid race will produce only one or two winners, Plug and Play CEO predicts

Joseph Chen

, Sunnyvale, DIGITIMES Asia

May 19, 2026, 04:31, Updated: May 19, 2026, 11:31 0

Credit: Digitimes

The humanoid robotics industry is heading for a brutal shakeout. Despite more than 100 startups currently active across the US, Europe, and China, Saeed Amidi, founder and CEO of Plug and Play, predicts that only "one or two will become the next Hyundai or...

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