Data from Statista Consumer Insights shows a sharp rise in global venture investment in humanoid robotics startups, with total funding reaching $9.4 billion between 2017 and the first half of 2026.
Investment remained relatively low from 2017 to 2020, ranging between $0.01 billion and $0.04 billion annually. Funding began to accelerate in 2021, rising from $0.09 billion to $0.28 billion in 2022 and $0.44 billion in 2023.
Investment more than doubled in 2024 to $1.06 billion before surging to $3.05 billion in 2025. In the first half of 2026 alone, funding reached a record $4.39 billion, exceeding the combined total raised from 2017 to 2024.
The figures point to rapidly growing investor interest in humanoid robotics and the development of physical AI technologies.
