Signal Humanoid material costs are projected to fall from US$35,000 to US$13,000-17,000 within a decade

Summary

Deloitte cites cost projections suggesting humanoid robots are becoming cheaper to build. The Bank of America Institute expects the material cost of a humanoid to fall from about US$35,000 in 2025 to between US$13,000 and US$17,000 per unit over the following decade. Goldman Sachs, for its part, reports a 40% drop in humanoid manufacturing costs between 2023 and 2024. The report places these figures within a broader case that humanoids suit a world built for human bodies, since they can use doorways, stairs and factory floors without costly modifications. Technical progress in bipedal design, finer finger control and reasoning abilities is also cited. Even so, the chapter cautions that mass adoption of humanoids is probably several years away.