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Andie Zhang on Why Industrial Robots Still Beat Humanoids
Humanoid robots are receiving more attention than almost any other form of physical AI. But Andie Zhang says factory buyers still care more about speed, precision, reliability, safety, and ROI than a human shape.
In this episode of Automated, recorded at the inaugural Davos Tech Summit, Brian Heater speaks with Andie, Global Portfolio and Technology Manager for Collaborative Robots at ABB, about why industrial robot arms are not going away, where humanoids still fall short, and how physical AI can unlock factory tasks that traditional automation cannot solve.
Andie explains why the form of a…
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