US EditionCarmaker BMW to trial humanoid robots at German factory
BMW pilots two AEON robots with 22 sensors and autonomous battery swaps to enhance production digitisation and address Chinese industry competition, preserving jobs.
- On Friday, BMW said it will pilot two AEON robots in a Leipzig factory this year, starting this summer, with employees working alongside them.
- Amid concerns over Beijing's robotics advances, a demonstration showcased Unitree's coordinated humanoid robots, highlighting China's rapid progress in advanced robotics.
- The AEON robots measure 1.65 metres tall, weigh 60 kilogrammes, move on two wheels, use 22 sensors and cameras, have battery life of about three hours, and can scan car doors and retrieve parts.
- BMW's production chief added that the robots are 'intelligent enough to generate its own decisions,' and Michael Stroebel, BMW's head of digitisation, said on Friday it is 'not planned currently to reduce the workforce' and factory employees will work alongside robots.
- Given the deployment plans, Hexagon declined to disclose prices but said units cost in the hundreds of thousands of euros, potentially impacting broader auto industry competitiveness.
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Two robots with human appearance, developed by a Swedish company, will assist the employees of a factory in Leipzig with the production of cars. Humanoid weighs 1.65 meters and weighs 60 kilos.
German carmaker BMW announced today that it plans to use two humanoid robots equipped with artificial intelligence in its factory in a pilot project for the first time this year. The robots, called AEON and developed by the Swedish company Hexagon, are black and white, 1.65 meters tall, weigh 60 kilograms and move around on two wheels. They can handle and...
The German manufacturer of high-end cars announced the deployment, for the first time, of humanoid robots in one of its factories in order to automate certain production tasks.
1.65 metres in size and 60 kilograms in weight robots are currently running through the BMW plant hall in Leipzig and are helping in production for the first time. The automaker stresses that their use does not replace people. Instead, they are supposed to take on unpleasant and dangerous work in the future.
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