{"product_id":"the-humanoid-economy-by-modar-alaoui-9781394453641","title":"The Humanoid Economy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe insider account of how humanoid robotics is evolving into a global commercial movement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe humanoid robotics market will reach a multi-trillion-dollar scale over the coming decades, with projections of up to $5 trillion by 2050. \u003cem\u003eThe Humanoid Economy: What Physical AI Means for Investment, Industry, and the Future of Work\u003c\/em\u003e maps the full architecture of this shift—its technical foundations, financial realities, cultural dynamics, and geopolitical stakes—written by a venture capitalist and ecosystem builder at the centre of the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcross seven chapters, \u003cem\u003eThe Humanoid Economy\u003c\/em\u003e traces why the humanoid form factor fits human-built environments, how convergences in AI maturity and global labour shortages created the inflection point, what it takes to engineer and deploy a humanoid system, and how venture capital, policy frameworks, safety standards, and global summits combined to build an entire ecosystem around the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will also discover:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHow investment platforms, emerging standards efforts, and policy proposals such as the U.S. Humanoids Act shape commercialisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe technical convergences in sensor fusion, computer vision, and embodied intelligence driving physical AI systems from research labs towards real-world deployment\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFrameworks for evaluating humanoid ventures, including funding models, go-to-market strategies, and portfolio construction in physical AI\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHow global labour shortages, cultural readiness, and geopolitical competition accelerated the humanoid robotics inflection point\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStrategies for responsible scaling, including workforce adaptation, human–robot collaboration models, and safety standards development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for venture capitalists, C-suite executives, robotics founders, and policymakers, \u003cem\u003eThe Humanoid Economy\u003c\/em\u003e delivers the technical depth, financial analysis, and strategic perspective required to evaluate and participate in the transition from fragmented robotics research to coordinated global commercialisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48038541132012,"sku":"9781394453641","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781394453641-the-humanoid-economy.jpg?v=1785393563","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-humanoid-economy-by-modar-alaoui-9781394453641","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}