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Humanoid robots 'the future' of car making, says BMW

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BMW is deploying two humanoid robots named Aeon at its Leipzig factory, marking the first use of humanoid robots in European car manufacturing. Made by Hexagon Robotics, the 1.65m-tall wheeled robots handle parts feeding and battery assembly tasks. Falling robot costs make it cheaper to adapt robots to existing workflows than redesign factories, and BMW sees humanoids as a solution to future labor shortages.

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