GoKawiilGM Product Chief Anderson: Humanoid Robots Not Suited for Car Manufacturing
Speaking after GM's New York event unveiling its AI-driven 'intelligence-defined vehicle' strategy, chief product officer Sterling Anderson said he does not believe humanoid robots are the right tool for building cars. The broader roadmap centers on centralized computing, new battery chemistries, and virtualized engineering aimed at cutting vehicle development time roughly in half.
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GM's comments come as rivals explore humanoid robotics for factory work, suggesting the company may be signaling skepticism toward a trend embraced elsewhere in the industry. This stance could reflect GM's priority on software and AI-driven design over physical automation as it tries to compress development cycles and compete with faster-moving Chinese EV makers and software-first rivals like Tesla.
- GM's chief product officer Sterling Anderson publicly doubts humanoid robots belong on car assembly lines.
- GM's new strategy instead emphasizes AI, centralized computing, and virtualized engineering to speed development.
- The shift comes amid competitive pressure from Chinese EV makers and softening US EV demand.
Source: theverge.com — Andrew J. Hawkins, 2026-10-27
Published there as: “Sterling Anderson doesn’t think humanoid robots should be building cars”
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