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Watch: Figure’s 01 humanoids now working at BMW’s car plant in US (interestingengineering.com)
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"In January 2024, Figure signed its first commercial agreement with BMW to deploy its humanoid robot in the German carmaker’s production facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Now, the California-based robotics firm has released a video showcasing its 01 humanoid robot executing its first job by participating in the vehicle assembly process."

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[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

I have a feeling when BMW gets the maintenance and technician bills for this thing, they'll realize that maybe meatbags aren't so bad