I'm thinking now is a good time to start researching and investing in companies in the humanoid robot space. I know TSLA is one of them, but I'm not all the familiar with the rest of the industry. What other companies look promising in this space?

I am not as sure about humanoid robots but I also thought crypto and iPhones were dumb, so I am interested as well.

I am ready for the high quality robot mowers and edgers that will make lawn crews obsolete. I would spend a small fortune if there were any out there good enough to keep lawn work off my plate. I know John Deere is working on a commercial grade autonomous mower.

Per chatgpt:

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Key Public Companies & Their Humanoid Robot Activities

Company What They Are Doing in Humanoid Robotics / Physical AI Notes & Status

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Developing the "Optimus" (a.k.a. Tesla Bot) humanoid robot project. It's billed as a general-purpose robot to do repetitive, dangerous, or boring tasks.

Prototype shown; target for production has been mentioned in 2025. Costs, mass production, and real-world deployments are still in relatively early stages.


SoftBank Group (SFTBY etc.) SoftBank has long been involved in robotics and owns significant stakes in companies in the field (e.g. via SoftBank Robotics, now via its investment & ownership ties). It was a major owner of Boston Dynamics until a controlling stake was acquired by Hyundai.

Being a conglomerate/investment holding, the work is often via subsidiaries / investments rather than always direct product development.

Hyundai Motor Group Owns ~80 % of Boston Dynamics (the robotics firm famous for Atlas, Spot, etc.). They are expanding robotics across mobility, factories, and robot-assisted manufacturing.

As Boston Dynamics' parent, Hyundai is positioned to commercialize many robotics platforms. Whether they push fully humanoid robots (bipedal generalists) is part of their long-term roadmap.


HD Hyundai Robotics A public subsidiary of the broader Hyundai group. Produces industrial robots and service robots; involved in robotics and automation more broadly.

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this is definitely coming.

only a matter of time.

on the other hand, supposedly TESLA has been having behind the scenes problems with Optimus.

Just buy a little Tesla stock every month and a Tesla far OTM call option every few months and forget you have them