The state of humanoids: Where is the market headed?

In Episode 207 of The Robot Report Podcast, hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman cover significant developments in the robotics industry, including leadership changes at key humanoid robotics companies Agility Robotics and Boston Dynamics. Aaron Saunders, CTO of Boston Dynamics, announced his departure, while Melonee Wise, chief product officer at Agility Robotics, is leaving the company after joining in 2023 and leading its engineering and product teams. The episode also features insights from a panel at the 2025 Robotics Summit & Expo, where experts discussed the evolving landscape of humanoid robots, focusing on industry dynamics, emerging safety standards, and future challenges and opportunities. The podcast highlights the financial difficulties faced by iRobot, maker of the Roomba vacuum, which reported a 23.3% year-over-year revenue decline in Q2 2025, continuing a downward trend with a 32% drop from Q1 2024 to Q1 2025. Despite generating $127.6 million in