Humanoid Robots Edge Toward Factory Floors as Rivian CEO Breaks From Musk's Model
CNBC—The race to deploy humanoid robots in industrial settings is accelerating, with multiple companies moving prototypes closer to commercial factory applications. Rivian's CEO is pursuing a different development philosophy than Elon Musk's approach at Tesla, focusing on task-specific adaptability rather than full general-purpose mobility. CBS News examined the gap between laboratory demonstrations and the practical challenges of deploying bipedal robots at scale.