丰田每年投入64亿美元押注人形机器人与工厂自动化
原标题：Toyota is betting $6.4 billion a year on humanoid robots and factory automation
AI 摘要
丰田计划每年投入64亿美元，部署40万台机器人，推动自身转型为全球机器人公司，重点是人形机器人与工厂自动化。其AI机器人分拆公司Walden Robotics已于7月上市，估值11亿美元，融资3亿美元。高盛分析师认为，丰田到2035年可能占据人形机器人市场3%至8%的份额，竞争对手包括特斯拉、小鹏和现代。丰田高管表示，将优先在自有工厂部署机器人，因为工厂环境更易控制；但投资者态度谨慎，指出丰田此前在氢能源汽车和固态电池上曾未达预期。
正文节选
Toyota is betting $6.4 billion a year on humanoid robots and factory automation Toyota wants to turn itself into a global robotics company, and it's betting on humanoid robots and factory automation to get there. The world's largest automaker plans to deploy 400,000 robots as part of a $6.4 billion annual investment plan, the Financial Times reports. In July, Toyota's AI robotics spinout Walden Robotics went public with a $1.1 billion valuation and $300 million in funding. Goldman Sachs analysts