Robotics IDTechEx May 19 Report: Humanoid Robot ASP Falls from $114,700 「2024」 to ~$37,000 「2030」, Sub-$5/Hour Operating Cost in High-Utilization Industrial Settings by ~2030, 6-Month Payback Today Under High Utilization vs 15 Months at Medium, Annual Shipments to Approach 1.8M by 2036 — The 「Cost Per Productive Hour」 Curve That Now Has the Standard Chartered Number Sitting Underneath It
IDTechEx published its 2026-2036 humanoid robot economics on May 19: $114,700 ASP in 2024 falls to ~$37,000 by 2030, operating cost <$5/hour at high utilization, payback period 6 months today under high utilization vs 15 months at medium. 1.8M annual shipments by 2036. The cost curve is now arriving with named bank cuts sitting underneath it.