It's not a big industry by any means. The current robot dogs are very much a solution looking for a problem, but companies are finding uses.afaik drones are popular for only 2 things:
I'd wager by the end of 2030 though, walking robots will explode in popularity like drones did last decade.
1. toys
2. dropping grenades' on Russian soldiers.
as "industry" found a use for them yet? i remember reading last fall that amazon canned their research into using drones for deliveries.
so like,.. yeah drones are much more popular than they were before for a %change perspective but it's not like its a major industry. ..and i'm not going to call it a "fad" or anything but i found this site and i'm while not 100% certain the data is legit but it certainly gives me "confirmation bias":
https://www.statista.com/outlook/cmo/consumer-electronics/drones/united-states#revenue
...basically there was explosive growth for a bit when it was a "new" thing but the market topped off pretty quickly. 1.4 B $ WW isn't a tiny number but like.. put it in context. Toothbrushes is a 7 B $ industry.
https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/toothbrush-market-103880
