AI-powered humanoid robots emerge as next frontier in industrial automation, says Perceptyne CEO

The year 2025 appears to be a major landmark in the robotics landscape on a global scale, especially in the domain of Physical AI. According to Raviteja Chivukula, Co-founder, CEO, and Co-CTO at Perceptyne Robots, the robotics industry has noticed a substantial increase in the number of new entrants in the field, all with their own set of agendas.

Speaking exclusively to News Ei Samay, Chivukula said, “2025 has been a defining year for Robotics and Physical AI”, noting that while many companies are focused solely “on the hardware layer, others solely on the intelligence layer, while very few are vertically integrating and solving both.” This shift, he explained, has played a key role in accelerating market momentum.

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Growing market, gradual deployment

The expansion is also evident through the forecasted growth of AI in the robotics market worldwide. Although massive human-like robot deployment has not occurred yet, the future still looks promising. “The US market alone is predicted to have 40K humanoid robots deployed by 2030 and 8 million by 2040”, Chivukula highlighted, referring to Morgan Stanley Research on the investment implications of embodied AI.

Evidently, this trend shows that the robotics industry is currently experiencing an industry shift.

Shift from traditional to intelligent robots

The industries are slowly shifting from traditional industrial robots to more intelligent and AI-powered, human-like robots. The advanced robots can understand their surroundings better and perform complex tasks. “We are seeing a clear shift in demand from traditional industrial robots to intelligent AI-powered human-like robots”, Chivukula said, particularly in high-mix production environments.

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He further said, “Sectors such as electronics, automotive, and semiconductor manufacturing are increasingly exploring AI-powered robots to manage repetitive, labour- intensive work and improve quality and productivity.”

Focus on factory-floor readiness in 2026

Looking ahead to 2026, Chivukula stated that the focus will be “on manifesting fancy demos into actual factory floor deployments across industries” adding that reliability, safety, quality, and productivity improvements will be central to this next phase of adoption across industries.