Humanoid robots total addressable market by 2040: lower bound 1 billion units (exceeding cars on Earth); upper bound 10+ billion units.

Humanoid robots total addressable market by 2040: lower bound 1 billion units (exceeding cars on Earth); upper bound 10+ billion units. | Humanoid unit-cost curve < $30K; BMW/Mercedes commercial deployments

Key catalyst: Humanoid unit-cost curve < $30K; BMW/Mercedes commercial deployments

Watch events: Figure / Tesla / 1X / Apptronik annual shipment data; humanoid unit-economics trajectory.

Figure AI $675M Series B 2024; BMW partnership active; Tesla Optimus V3 targeting 1M+ units/yr by 2030.

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  "context": "Adcock synthesis of industry-leader predictions; implies humanoid market dwarfs automotive by orders of magnitude.",
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