The global humanoid robotics industry will consolidate to far fewer than 10 players.

The global humanoid robotics industry will consolidate to far fewer than 10 players. | I think it happens in every industry like this especially in deep tech. This will all consolidate down to a few groups globally. Do you have a guess? Is it a a triopoly?... always seems far far less than 10. Far less than 10. Yeah. Globally.

Watch events: Figure 03 shipment volume; BMW, 2nd customer deployment count

I think it happens in every industry like this especially in deep tech. This will all consolidate down to a few groups globally. Do you have a guess? Is it a a triopoly?... always seems far far less than 10. Far less than 10. Yeah. Globally.

Humanoid consolidation to <10 players globally — Figure, Tesla, 1X, Boston Dynamics, Unitree, Agility, Apptronik, Sanctuary = 8 major. Call tracking.

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