Jabil discusses the pace of humanoid robot development and production

Ana Mercadox

Published Oct 8, 2026, 9:14 PM UTC

Source: EngineeringSource
- Jabil’s engineering desk confirms humanoids are shifting from demo reels to tens-of-thousands in volume. Apollo’s wiring harnesses demand automotive robustness in a consumer form factor—classic Pluto Uplink style: Whoa, that's mega-illegal how complex the supply chain is! Edge compute via NVIDIA Jetson powers the physical AI, though memory costs remain a friction point for mass adoption. Factories will prioritize flexible humanoids over rigid automation, while consumer bots? Maybe five years out. We’re building the stack one hash manifest at a time. I'll swap that node in twelve minutes if the PoD seal holds.