Q&A: Is robotics replacing AI as the next investment darling?
Growing up in the ‘80s and watching the Rosey the Robot clean, cook and fold laundry for the Jetson family, the thought of having a personal robot maid was nothing more than science fiction. Then, everything started to change in 2002, when we were introduced…
Growing up in the ‘80s and watching the Rosey the Robot clean, cook and fold laundry for the Jetson family, the thought of having a personal robot maid was nothing more than science fiction. Today, we have “smart” appliances/homes, autonomous drone delivery and self-driving.
So, what’s next for personal home robotics? Digital Journal sat down with one of the leading experts in robotics, Andrew Kang, CEO of RoboStrategy (NASDAQ BOT), the first publicly traded fund focused exclusively on robotics and physical AI, to discuss where the robotics industry.
What Happened
Digital Journal: Many people view AI software as the next technology revolution. Why do you believe robotics deserves equal attention?
Then, everything started to change in 2002, when we were introduced to the iRobot Roomba vacuum.
In 2025, Morgan Stanley reported that the global market for humanoid robots could reach $5 trillion by 2050.
However, I expect robots to start becoming more commonplace in homes, businesses and public settings as early as 2030.
Key Details
Andrew Kang: Robotics represents AI moving from the digital world into the physical one. While software has already transformed knowledge work, robots have the potential to automate physical labour across industries.
The change “will allow me to focus on long-term strategy, and accelerating scientific breakthroughs, including leaning into my work at Isomorphic to help cure disease,” Hassabis wrote in a social media post.
If Canadian firms can continue attracting investment, scaling internationally, and commercializing advanced technologies, the country may be well positioned to produce not only more unicorns, but perhaps even the next generation of global technology.
He is also interested in history, politics and current affairs.
Why It Matters
Unlike many physical technologies that solve a single problem, robots can automate physical work wherever labour is required. In many ways, robotics is productizing physical labour, much like cloud computing productized computing power.
He is additionally a practising microbiologist; and an author.
Tim specializes in science, technology, environmental, business, and health journalism.
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