Automakers and tech firms push humanoid robot production (opens in new tab)

Humanoid robot developers and prospective buyers moved this week from trade-show demonstrations toward factory and retail deployment plans. At the Humanoids Summit in Tokyo, robots danced, threaded needles and drew participation from Honda, Toyota, Panasonic and Boston Dynamics. Bloomberg Intelligence described humanoids as a potential major technology platform over the coming decade, while Bloomberg hosted discussions in Tokyo with Google DeepMind, Honda's Frontier Robotics and Bloomberg Int...