Toyota bets $6.4bn a year on humanoid robots and factory automation
What happened
On 26 October 2026, The Decoder reported that Toyota plans to invest $6.4 billion a year and deploy 400,000 robots as it transforms into a global robotics company. The report said its AI robotics spin-off Walden Robotics listed in July at an $1.1 billion valuation and raised $300 million, while Goldman Sachs analysts believe Toyota could take 3% to 8% of the humanoid robot market by 2035. Progress so far consists of the disclosed investment and deployment plans and the spin-off's listing details.
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- The DecoderToyota is betting $6.4 billion a year on humanoid robots and factory automation
Toyota wants to turn itself into a global robotics company, and it's betting on humanoid robots and factory automation to get there.
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