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Humanoid robot sales tally hit 7,000 globally last year
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Fusion42 · 21 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Around 7,000 humanoid robots were sold globally in 2025 mainly for industrial and professional service use, marking an early stage in a market expected to boom, especially in China. Despite impressive demonstrations, humanoid robots remain a small fraction of the overall 542,000 industrial and 199,000 service robots installed worldwide in 2024.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Robotics, Drones & UAV, and 5 sources have reported it between 21 Sep 2026 and 3 Oct 2026.
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Humanoid robots are still niche but investment and interest in China signal rapid growth soon. If you build robotics or AI models, now is the time to target pilot programmes with carmakers and research institutions that are scaling up.
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5 sources · first reported 21 Sep 2026 · latest 3 Oct 2026
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