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◆ Signal · Watch · Artificial Intelligence · 13 September 2026

More than 85% of humanoids shipped last year went to stages, classrooms and data labs.

IDC counted about 18,000 humanoid shipments in 2025, with industrial manufacturing and logistics still at pilot stage. Shipment growth and factory readiness are different stories.

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