1. Rodney Brooks, a renowned roboticist and iRobot founder, has expressed concerns about an investment bubble in humanoid robot companies, citing their lack of ability to master dexterity and fine motor movements as a key issue.
2. Industry experts like Fady Saad and Sanja Fidler from Cybernetix Ventures and Nvidia respectively, have stated that wide adoption of humanoid robots might not happen for several years or even over a decade due to unclear timelines, safety concerns, and challenges in reaching full capabilities.
3. Despite these concerns, startups such as Figure and K-Scale Labs continue to gather interest in their humanoid bots, with companies like Hugging Face reporting strong demand from developers for their humanoid robots.