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AI CURATED HOT STORY · 10/26/2026

Toyota Deploys 400k Robots; Walden Robotics Raises $300M to Challenge Tesla

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Toyota accelerates its humanoid robotics and factory automation strategy, planning to deploy 400,000 robots with a $6.4 billion investment. Its spin-off, Walden Robotics, raised $300 million at an $1.1 billion valuation, aiming to leverage internal data for large behavior models to compete with Tesla and Chinese rivals. While Goldman Sachs projects a 3-8% market share by 2035, investors remain cautious about Toyota's historical execution risks in innovation.

LATEST/Toyota accelerates its humanoid robotics and factory automation strategy, planning to deploy 400,000 robots with a $6.4 billion investment. Its spin-off, Walden Robotics, raised $300 million at an $1.1 billion valuation, aiming to leverage internal data for large behavior models to compete with Tesla and Chinese rivals. While Goldman Sachs projects a 3-8% market share by 2035, investors remain cautious about Toyota's historical execution risks in innovation.

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  1. IT之家 · 智能时代T2·68 pts

    Toyota Deploys 400k Robots; Walden Robotics Raises $300M to Challenge Tesla

    • Toyota plans to deploy 400,000 robots with $6.4B annual investment in factory automation, led by a dedicated team under the Chief Production Officer.
    • Spin-off Walden Robotics emerged from stealth with a $300M raise at a $1.1B valuation, already deployed in North American plants.
    • Goldman Sachs forecasts Toyota could capture 3-8% of the humanoid robot market by 2035, with sales projected between 190k and 540k units.