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First Bipedal Robots With Hands Coming to BMW Factory | The luxury car brand has signed a deal to bring new forms of automation to its manufacturing process


The luxury car brand has signed a deal to bring new forms of automation to its manufacturing process.

The bipedal bot, which is simply dubbed the “Figure 01,” stands 5'6" tall, weighs 130 pounds, and has five-fingered hands that the company claims can be used to physically construct objects. After the two firms finally agree on what the Figure 01 can do, some of the bots will be deployed to one of BMW’s manufacturing facilities in Spartanburg, South Carolina. “Figure’s robots will enable companies to increase productivity, reduce costs, and create a safer and more consistent environment.”

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