Bayerische Motoren Werke AG‘s (OTC:BMWYY) unit BMW Manufacturing is teaming up with robotics startup Figure to deploy humanoid robots in its U.S. facility.
Under the agreement, BMW Manufacturing and Figure will pursue a milestone-based approach.
In the first phase, Figure will identify initial use cases to apply the Figure robots in automotive production. Once the first phase has been completed, the Figure robots will begin staged deployment at BMW’s manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Beyond the deployment of humanoid robots in an automotive manufacturing environment, BMW Manufacturing and Figure jointly will explore advanced technology topics such as artificial intelligence, robot control, manufacturing virtualization, and robot integration.
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