All-solid-state batteries landing first in humanoid robots? Don't cheer yet, do the math

Samsung SDI dropped a bombshell: all-solid-state batteries will enter mass production in the second half of 2027 as planned, with the first order likely coming from humanoid robots. As a system integrator who has spent years working on automotive production lines, my first reaction wasn't excitement, but opening the calculator to start crunching numbers on line takt time and integration costs.