{"id":35718,"date":"2026-11-03T11:46:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbcwealthmanagement.com\/en-ca\/?p=35718"},"modified":"2026-11-03T11:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:46:38","slug":"executive-summary-robotics-comes-of-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcwealthmanagement.com\/en-ca\/insights\/executive-summary-robotics-comes-of-age","title":{"rendered":"Executive summary: Robotics comes of age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"well b-blue-tint-4 mb-4\">\n      <h2 class=\"h5\">Key points<\/h2>\n\n      <ul class=\"list-spaced\">\n        <li>\n          Powerful hardware and software advances, moving in lockstep, are transforming robotics.\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          Industrial and service robots remain the backbone of today\u2019s robotics\n          industry.\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n          Humanoids\u2019 athletic prowess is impressive, but they remain confined to\n          structured industrial pilots\u2014for now. Actionable investment\n          opportunities lie across the whole robotics value chain.\n        <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- SECTION -->\n    <h2>Innovations gather pace<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      Extraordinary scientific advances are transforming the robotics industry.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      Daniela Rus, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u2019s (MIT)\n      Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, told McKinsey in\n      a June 2026 interview that both the body (hardware) and the brain\n      (software) of robots have progressed significantly. Meaningful\n      advancement, however, requires them to move forward in tandem, as they\n      have in recent years.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <!-- PROMO BOX -->\n    <div class=\"well my-2 p-1 text-center mx-3\">\n      <h3 class=\"h6\">Read the complete Special Report:<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"mb-1\">\n        <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcwealthmanagement.com\/assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/documents\/insights\/GI-SR_2026-10_Robotics_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Global Insight Special Report: Robotics comes of age\">Robotics comes of age<\/a><\/i>\n      <\/p>\n      <p>Part of RBC Wealth Management\u2019s \u201cInnovations\u201d series.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <!-- **** -->\n\n    <h3>The body<\/h3>\n    <p>\n      Robotic bodies have evolved from metal and heavy plastic to a wide range\n      of materials that are now paired with markedly smaller, lighter motors.\n      This matters because dexterity requires fitting motors into tight places\u2014a\n      hand has many small joints.\n    <\/p>\n    <h3>The brain<\/h3>\n    <p>\n      AI has transformed how robots perceive and respond to their environment.\n      Legacy robots required step-by-step programming and very precise\n      conditions. Today\u2019s robots learn to recognize objects by studying a vast\n      number of examples until they can identify an object regardless of its\n      position, lighting or orientation, and adjust their movements\n      accordingly.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      A newer generation of AI systems, known as vision-language-action (VLA)\n      models, enables robots to turn plain language instructions\u2014&#8221;pick up the\n      glass on the right&#8221;\u2014directly into movement. VLA models can merge all three\n      steps of seeing, understanding language and generating motors commands\n      into one trained system that reads the scene, interprets the instruction\n      and generates the movement in a single step. That lets robots attempt\n      tasks they were never specifically trained for, drawing on general\n      knowledge of the world.\n    <\/p>\n    <h3>The body and the brain<\/h3>\n    <p>\n      Rus believes that the clearest gains arise when body and brain improve\n      together. For example, Amazon\u2019s robotic arm system Vulcan, unveiled in May\n      2025, pairs force-feedback sensors and a gripper fitted with a camera and\n      suction cup (body) with perception and action software (the brain) that\n      lets it adapt to items it has never specifically encountered before.\n      Vulcan reliably handles roughly 75 percent of the more than one million catalogue\n      items of widely different shapes, sizes and textures.\n    <\/p>\n    <!-- SECTION -->\n    <h2>Humanoids: From backflips to usefulness<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      Industrial and service robots remain the backbone of today\u2019s robotics\n      industry, but the emergence of humanoid robots has captivated audiences\n      worldwide. Recent technological breakthroughs are perhaps most visible in\n      humanoid robots.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      Videos of humanoids dancing on stage have stunned viewers. But these are\n      staged events, the robots having been trained on thousands of simulated\n      hours in virtual reality. Such training does not build an understanding of\n      how the world works. Getting a robot to do a task reliably, with all the\n      complications, such as the forces and torques that arise when interacting\n      with the physical world, as Rus puts it, is far harder, in her view.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      In his <i>RBC Imagine\u2122: The Rise of the Robotic Intelligence<\/i> report,\n      RBC Capital Markets, LLC Global Automobiles and Auto Parts Analyst\n      Tom Narayan argues that industrial and commercial applications will likely\n      take precedence over household robots thanks to the former\u2019s narrower\n      capability requirements and faster return on investments for businesses.\n      Robots as domestic assistants are likely more than 20 years away, given\n      the complexity of home tasks.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      Many pilot programs are underway today to integrate humanoids into an\n      industrial setting, but progress has been limited, McKinsey notes.\n      Humanoid robots remain confined to repetitive, moderately complex tasks in\n      structured settings such as mapped factory aisles or routine inspection\n      routes. The dynamic, close-contact work many roboticists envision for\n      humanoids remains elusive for now.\n    <\/p>\n    <!-- EXHIBIT 1-->\n    <h3>Humanoids on the factory floor: Early industrial pilots<\/h3>\n    <h4>Narrow tasks, heavy safety constraints, still far from autonomy<\/h4>\n\n    <!-- ** START EXHIBIT ** -->\n    <div class=\"container p-1\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem\">\n      <!-- ROW 1: BMW -->\n      <div class=\"row b-warm-grey-tint-2 py-1\">\n        <!-- vrow -->\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-3 col-lg-4 col-md-3 col-12 pb-md-half\">\n          <p class=\"bold c-carbon-dark\">End user \/ Robotics company<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-9 col-lg-8 col-md-9 col-12 pb-half\">\n          <p>BMW \/ Figure AI<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- vrow -->\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-3 col-lg-4 col-md-3 col-12 pb-md-half\">\n          <p class=\"bold c-carbon-dark\">Use case<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-9 col-lg-8 col-md-9 col-12 pb-half\">\n          <p>\n            Pilot for a humanoid to move components between stations in mapped,\n            controlled settings, emphasizing mobility over fine manipulation.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- vrow -->\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-3 col-lg-4 col-md-3 col-12 pb-md-half\">\n          <p class=\"bold c-carbon-dark\">Robot \/ description<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-9 col-lg-8 col-md-9 col-12 pb-half\">\n          <p class=\"mb-quarter\">The Figure 02<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Height: 1.68 m <nobr>(5\u00b45\u02dd)<\/nobr><\/li>\n            <li>Weight: 70 kg (154 lbs)<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- vrow -->\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-3 col-lg-4 col-md-3 col-12 pb-lg-1\">\n          <p class=\"bold c-carbon-dark\">Capabilities<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-9 col-lg-8 col-md-9 col-12\">\n          <ul>\n            <li>Run time: Five hours<\/li>\n            <li>Fourth-generation hands with 16 degrees of freedom (<a href=\"#tnote1\">1<\/a>)<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- ROW 2: AMAZON -->\n      <div class=\"row b-white py-1\">\n        <!-- vrow -->\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-3 col-lg-4 col-md-3 col-12 pb-md-half\">\n          <p class=\"bold c-carbon-dark\">End user \/ Robotics company<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-9 col-lg-8 col-md-9 col-12 pb-half\">\n          <p>Amazon \/ Agility Robotics<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- vrow -->\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-3 col-lg-4 col-md-3 col-12 pb-md-half\">\n          <p class=\"bold c-carbon-dark\">Use case<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-9 col-lg-8 col-md-9 col-12 pb-half\">\n          <p>\n            Pilot for a humanoid to handle repetitive tote movement in\n            warehouses. Despite being able to navigate dynamic environments, it\n            currently operates in semi-segregated zones due to gaps in safety\n            systems and the lack of humanoid-specific regulation.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- vrow -->\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-3 col-lg-4 col-md-3 col-12 pb-md-half\">\n          <p class=\"bold c-carbon-dark\">Robot \/ description<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-9 col-lg-8 col-md-9 col-12 pb-half\">\n          <p class=\"mb-quarter\">The Digit<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Height: 1.75 m <nobr>(5\u00b49\u02dd)<\/nobr><\/li>\n            <li>Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs)<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- vrow -->\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-3 col-lg-4 col-md-3 col-12 pb-lg-1\">\n          <p class=\"bold c-carbon-dark\">Capabilities<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-9 col-lg-8 col-md-9 col-12\">\n          <ul>\n            <li>Run time: Four hours<\/li>\n            <li>Can lift 16 kg (35 lbs)<\/li>\n            <li>Charges itself via a charging station, docking on its own<\/li>\n            <li>Legs have five degrees of freedom, arms have three<\/li>\n            <li>\n              The next-gen Digit announced for end of 2026 aims to have a 50 lb\n              (23 kg) payload and fence-free &#8220;cooperative safety&#8221;\n            <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- ROW 3: AIRBUS -->\n      <div class=\"row b-warm-grey-tint-2 py-1\">\n        <!-- vrow -->\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-3 col-lg-4 col-md-3 col-12 pb-md-half\">\n          <p class=\"bold c-carbon-dark\">End user \/ Robotics company<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-9 col-lg-8 col-md-9 col-12 pb-half\">\n          <p>Airbus \/ UBTech Robotics<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- vrow -->\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-3 col-lg-4 col-md-3 col-12 pb-md-half\">\n          <p class=\"bold c-carbon-dark\">Use case<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-9 col-lg-8 col-md-9 col-12 pb-half\">\n          <p>\n            Pilot for a humanoid to do strenuous tasks on aircraft assembly\n            lines so humans can focus on quality control and specialized\n            operations. Currently in testing phase.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- vrow -->\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-3 col-lg-4 col-md-3 col-12 pb-md-half\">\n          <p class=\"bold c-carbon-dark\">Robot \/ description<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-9 col-lg-8 col-md-9 col-12 pb-half\">\n          <p class=\"mb-quarter\">The Walker S2<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Height: 1.76 m <nobr>(5\u00b49\u02dd)<\/nobr><\/li>\n            <li>Weight: 73 kg+ (160 lbs) (<a href=\"#tnote2\">2<\/a>)<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- vrow -->\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-3 col-lg-4 col-md-3 col-12 pb-lg-1\">\n          <p class=\"bold c-carbon-dark\">Capabilities<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col col-xl-9 col-lg-8 col-md-9 col-12\">\n          <ul>\n            <li>Hands have 11 degrees of freedom and tactile sensors<\/li>\n            <li>\n              Can hold 7.5 kg (16.5 lbs) in each hand and 1 kg (2.2 lbs) with\n              each finger\n            <\/li>\n            <li>Walks at about two meters per second<\/li>\n            <li>\n              First humanoid robot that can hot-swap its battery while in\n              operation, enabling continuous operation in factories\n            <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <div style=\"font-size:.875rem\">\n          <p class=\"mb-half bold\">Notes:<\/p>\n          <ol>\n            <li id=\"tnote1\">Degrees of freedom are the number of independent ways a joint can move.<\/li>\n            <li id=\"tnote2\">Weight of the Walker S2 ranges from 73 kg to 95 kg.<\/li>\n          <\/ol>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ** END EXHIBIT ** -->\n    <p class=\"disclaimer mt-1-half mb-4\">\n      Source &#8211; Bloomberg, Forbes, IEEE Spectrum \u2018Robots Guide\u2019, company reports\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p>\n      Still, given the promise of robotics, the Chinese government is backing\n      the industry. China\u2019s humanoid industry also benefits from the robust\n      domestic manufacturing base, and an ability to scale hardware production\n      rapidly. Inexpensive components, such as motors and batteries, are readily\n      available, while university-industry collaboration enable Chinese firms to\n      iterate and deploy at scale faster than anyone else. As a result, China\n      now leads the humanoid race.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      RBC\u2019s Narayan found that while Chinese firms generally excel in hardware,\n      U.S. and European companies lead in software innovation\u2014arguably where it\n      matters most for how far this technology can progress.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      Forecasts for how large this industry could become vary enormously.\n      McKinsey expects general-purpose robotics (including humanoids) to reach\n      hundreds of billions of dollars by 2040, though further technological\n      breakthroughs are needed for this to happen, including on safety, staying\n      power and ensuring price points are compelling.\n    <\/p>\n    <!-- SECTION -->\n    <h2>Tools or teammates?<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      Rus expects a future with a wide range of machines: some humanoids, others\n      built and optimized for specific tasks.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      For Mikell Taylor, director of robotics strategy at General Motors, the\n      future of robotics is about thoughtful system design that would enable\n      humans to do their best work alongside increasingly capable, collaborative\n      machines.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      Further out, robots may become able to learn a new activity within hours\n      by merely watching a human perform it, and to work safely alongside people\n      without the segregation that separates them today. That shift, however, is\n      likely beyond a practical investment horizon.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      For now, actionable investment opportunities are across the robotics value\n      chain, though investors should be aware of how competitive parts of it\n      already are. On the hardware side, these include part suppliers, select\n      robot makers and design companies. On the software side, opportunities\n      include developers building the operating systems, apps and communication\n      frameworks that enable robots to talk to each other.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      Importantly, shares in humanoid robotics companies could be subject to the\n      same pattern seen in other early technology cycles, where genuine\n      technological promise is accompanied by valuations that run ahead of\n      commercial reality.\n    <\/p>\n    <p> <!-- PROMO BOX -->\n    <!-- PROMO BOX -->\n    <\/p><div class=\"well my-2 p-1 text-center mx-3\">\n      Emerging technological advancements are driving innovations all around us,\n      transforming how we live, work and interact with one another, today and\n      in the future. RBC Wealth Management\u2019s \u201cInnovations\u201d series examines these\n      agents of change and how they can bring up compelling investment\n      opportunities.\n    <p><\/p>\n    <p class=\"bold\">\n      To learn more about the powerful advances transforming robotics, read the\n      complete Special Report: <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcwealthmanagement.com\/assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/documents\/insights\/GI-SR_2026-10_Robotics_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Global Insight Special Report: Robotics comes of age\">Robotics comes of age<\/a>.<\/i><\/p><\/div><!-- **** -->\n    <p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Powerful hardware and software advances are transforming robotics. 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