{"id":13138,"date":"2026-04-03T10:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=13138"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:38:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T16:38:45","slug":"humanoid-robot-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/industry-forward\/humanoid-robot-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanoids: automation that fits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=TLFIE7064026882\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<p>Humanoid robots are emerging now because technology maturity, workforce needs and economics have all aligned. Combined with labor shortages, and lowering costs of materials, advancements in AI, compute, batteries, sensing and digital engineering are pushing these robots into real production environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In today\u2019s&nbsp; Industry Forward podcast episode of The Industry Foward Podcast, host Dale Tutt, group vice president Vice President of Industry Strategy, Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined by with Rahul Garg, Vice President for iIndustrial mMachinery vertical software strategy at Siemens Digital Industries sSoftware. The two to discuss how humanoids represent a powerful new form of flexible automation, particularly for brownfield and human\u2011centered environments, and how they are poised for rapid growth in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, you\u2019ll learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What technologies are enabling the fast evolution of humanoids<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where to use the digital thread, digital twin, and AI to wrangle these technologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why the human form factors matter for their integration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/11\/Tutt-Dale_2194-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Dale Tutt - Vice President of Industry Strategy, Siemens Digital Industries Software\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Dale Tutt &#8211; Vice President of Industry Strategy, Siemens Digital Industries Software<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Dale Tutt is Vice President of Industry Strategy at Siemens Digital Industries Software. Dale leads a team of experts to develop and execute industry-specific product and marketing strategies in collaboration with the global product, sales, and business development teams. With over 5 years of experience in this role combined with extensive experience in the aerospace and defense industry, Dale has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing companies as they embark on their digital transformation journeys.<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dale-tutt-5866871b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Dale on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/05\/Rahul-Garg-bio-image.jpg\" alt=\"Rahul Garg\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Rahul Garg<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Vice President for Industrial Machinery Vertical Software Strategy at Siemens Digital Industries Software<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rahul-garg-5562271\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Rahul <\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humanoid robots are emerging now because technology maturity, workforce needs and economics have all aligned. 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