Toyota and Honda test humanoid robots in Japanese factories as carmakers race into the field

Summary

Toyota is commercialising intelligent humanoid robots after about 20 years of research, positioning itself against Tesla and Chinese rivals in the race to build them. Separately, Toyota and Honda are testing humanoid robots in Japanese factories. The reports describe the push by Japanese carmakers into humanoid robotics; the available article text is limited to headlines and summaries.

Timeline

1. FT

   25 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Toyota is taking on Tesla and China in the humanoid robot race, commercialising intelligent robots built on 20 years of research.

2. Seeking Alpha

   26 Oct 2026, 10:45 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Toyota and Honda are testing humanoid robots in Japanese factories.