BMW to Add Humanoid Bots to Auto Production
Handy Tech Group Inc.
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A California firm will soon begin staffing BMW factories with talent, but the kind that comes encased in metal and operates with a computer chip.
The difference between traditional automation and what tech company Figure provides is that its robotics embody a 5 foot 6 inch, 130-pound?humanoid form, fully powered by electricity.
According to a recent press release, BMW has established a commercial agreement with Figure in order to deploy “general purpose robots” along the automaker’s production lines.
The companies say they plan to pursue a phased approach, starting with initial use cases and graduating to more staged deployments at the BMW plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The collaboration also hopes to explore the use of AI.