The field of robotics is not a new thing when it comes to automotive manufacturing. From sheetmetal stamping and paint booths to precise engine milling, robots do a lot of the drudgery involved in building a new car. But until recently, most of those robotic devices were massive arms or enormous presses that were fixed in place. BMW may change that perception with the “Physical AI” pilot program, whose humanoid robot experiment just ended a successful run at its factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina, last year before being adopted by the plant in Leipzig last week.
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