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LISTEN: BMW to Add Humanoid Bots to Auto Production
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Eric Sorensen
A California firm will soon begin staffing BMW factories with talent, but the kind that comes encased in metal and operates with a computer chip.
The difference between traditional automation and what tech company Figure provides is that its robotics embody a 5 foot 6 inch, 130-pound humanoid form, fully powered by electricity.
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