Select Language:Manufacturers in China are increasingly favoring wheeled robots over humanoid, bipedal robots due to their lower cost, greater energy efficiency, and higher load capacity, industry insiders shared. “It seems there’s a growing consensus that humanoid robots with two legs are not ideal for factory environments,” he added. Even companies specializing in humanoid robots are now rolling out large quantities of wheeled models, Liu explained. Looking AheadNevertheless, Jiang Lei, Chief Scientist at the National and Local Joint Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, views humanoid robots as having a brighter future in factory environments compared to wheeled robots. Many tasks remain difficult to automate, but humanoid robots are considered a highly promising solution for the future, he added.