Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung IPAThe Humanoid Hardware Value Chain: Can the European Manufacturing Industry Capitalize on the Humanoid Momentum?
Humanoid robotics is becoming an important future market for manufacturing, especially for companies with strengths in automation, mechatronics, and industrial production. For European manufacturers, early involvement in the humanoid hardware value chain offers a clear opportunity as the market scales, with global revenues expected to reach around USD 30 billion by 2030.
This whitepaper, jointly authored by P3 Group and Fraunhofer IPA, examines the role of hardware in the industrialization of humanoid robots. Despite rapid advances in AI, cost, reliability, and scalability are still largely driven by hardware. Key components such as dexterous hands, batteries, and sensors do not yet fully meet industrial requirements.
Using a layered hardware analysis and a bottom-up cost model, the study highlights cost-dominant components and barriers to scalable industrial deployment. If you are a company, policymaker, or research institute interested in the role of hardware in humanoid robots, explore the whitepaper here.