The humanoid robots will be deployed at BMW's manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, which is currently the largest automotive exporter in the United States, employing 11,000 people.

The version of the robot tested by BMW comes with voice communication, cameras, microphones, and sensors. Most importantly, it is equipped with human-scale hands with 16 degrees of freedom per hand.

Those robots mostly look like big multi-axis arms, but a new breed of two-armed, two-legged robots is being tested in car factories. BMW is the latest automaker to try them at its factory in ...

BMW Is Experimenting With Humanoid Robots to Speed Up Production Meet the Figure 02, which just passed an employment test at BMW's South Carolina car plant. Published on August 12, 2024.

Aside from monitoring the work, BMW also noted how the robot interacted with its surroundings. The work was dexterous and designed to demonstrate the robot's ability to be both precise and delicate.

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. — BMW Manufacturing and Figure AI have entered into a commercial agreement to evaluate the safe use of humanoid robots in an automotive manufacturing environment.

BMW ‘human’ robot gets major upgrade with 400% speed increase as it’s tasked with production line duties Watch as the bots skillfully fly through their tasks Forrest McFarland , Senior News ...

The BMW Group has recently made a significant leap in the realm of automotive production by successfully testing humanoid robots at its Spartanburg plant. In collaboration with Figure, a ...

BMW has been testing the Figure 02 humanoid robot at its factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina, previewing a future in which humanoid robots could become auto plant workers.

BMW Group is testing humanoid robots, specifically Figure 02, in production at its Spartanburg plant. Figure 02 successfully performed complex tasks, such as inserting sheet metal parts into ...

DAUNTING footage has captured a chilling humanoid robot come to life, stoking fears it could soon replace humans at top factories. The AI bot, dubbed Figure 02, is said to be the most advanced robo… ...