Anonymousabout 22 hours ago
BMW has become the first major automaker to deploy humanoid robots on active production lines, running Figure AI's Figure 02 at its Spartanburg plant for 10 months and introducing Hexagon Robotics' AEON at Leipzig. While the company touts 99% placement accuracy and 30,000 vehicles produced with robot assistance, independent analysts warn that battery life, dexterity limitations, and cost economics remain far from proving the business case — and Germany's co-determination labor laws give workers significant power to slow the transition.