As it was officially announced today, a US bmw Assisting humanoid robots work in the factory will start.
One of the relatively new names in the humanoid robot field Figure, Today, he took an important step and signed his first commercial agreement and in this context, he developed the first humanoid robot (named Figure 01). USA announced that it will take it to the BMW production facility in South Carolina. It is currently unknown how many of the robots you see above will be used in the factory, and what the robot will do in the factory has not yet been fully explained. Figure told TechCrunch: He states that they will focus on five different tasks in the first phase.this robot does not have the purpose of replacing factory workers. Figure and BMW want to see how this kind of technology performs in the real production process, from which both parties are expected to gather important information. The giant automobile manufacturer based in Germany, which has been receiving help from stationary robots like its competitors in the automobile production process for many years and does not want to be left behind in terms of humanoid robots. making the automation process easier with humanoid robots. “dynamic” aims to make In other words, it aims for solutions that are more compatible with changing conditions. Unlike classical robots, humanoid robots can adapt to changing conditions more easily with their special artificial intelligence systems and visual perception abilities.
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