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Omdia said in its report released on Jan. 8 that global humanoid robot shipments jumped nearly 480% to 13,317 units in 2025 and are projected to reach 2.6 million units by 2035. Chinese robotics firms dominated the market, with 87% of all humanoid robots delivered in 2025 manufactured in China.
AgiBot led five other Chinese companies in Omdia’s top-10 ranking, shipping 5,168 humanoid robots. By comparison, U.S. robot makers Tesla, Figure AI, and Agility Robotics each shipped just 150 humanoid robots in 2025. The top three firms, including Unitree and UBTech, accounted for 78% of the market, while U.S.-based manufacturers represented less than 13% of global production, the report noted.
"Chinese vendors are setting benchmarks in large-scale production, as they have reached thousand-unit shipments in a short period, enabling the deployment of tens of thousands of robots annually," Omdia analyst Lian Jye Su said in the report, as quoted by the South China Morning Post.
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AgiBot humanoid robots. Photo from X |
Forbes reported that U.S. manufacturers are generally not prioritizing shipment volume, instead focusing on innovation, functionality, and the infrastructure required for large-scale adoption once pricing and manufacturability align.
Figure AI, for example, recently developed a custom inductive charging platform for its Figure 03 robot designed for home use. Boston Dynamics plans to build a factory capable of producing 30,000 robots annually, while San Francisco-based Foundation aims to manufacture 50,000 units by the end of next year.
Omdia also ranked Chinese firms highly on its seven-factor humanoid robot capability scale, with AgiBot and Unitree positioned as early leaders. Figure AI and Tesla followed closely. "Since the market is still nascent, it is difficult to separate vendors into clear leaders and challengers," Omdia said.
It expects increasingly capable humanoid robots to expand into service industries such as healthcare and hospitality, work alongside humans, and become more personalized in one-to-one interactions.
