Predicting investment trends can be challenging, differentiating between short-lived hype and long-term trends is crucial. Generative AI has recently peaked in hype, but commoditization looms, risking a lack of differentiation for businesses. Robotics, on the other hand, appears poised for sustained growth. Several factors support this: hardware costs have fallen while reliability has improved, software advancements, chronic labor shortages, sustained wage inflation, and more accepting attitudes toward integrating robots into the workforce. These factors make robotics an attractive long-term trend, with entrepreneurs and investors recognizing its potential to address critical challenges and build multi-billion dollar companies. Past shortcomings in robotics startups have been addressed by the current wave of entrepreneurs, leveraging recent technological advancements, changes in the labor market, and shifting attitudes to create favorable conditions for robotics adoption.