Robotics startup company Figure released a video last week showing its 01 humanoid robot being trained to do tasks on the factory floor at a BMW car plant.
The video shows the 01 moving multiple components onto a jig, with placement tolerances the company claims reaches less than a centimeter. The video shows the robot can also make corrections to the placement of components where necessary.
Although the tasks are very basic, such low-skill, repetitive, and physically demanding work is ideal for AI-powered humanoid robots like the 01. The 01 uses neural networks to learn and perfect various tasks, and could one day perform similar tasks without the need to be explicitly programmed.
Because the robots are designed to work in the same spaces designed for humans, expensive redesigns of factory floors aren’t required for companies looking to introduce some automation.
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