Humanoid Robots Building Airplanes: Airbus Buys 6-Figure Robots From UBTech

Airbus ordered UBTech’s Walker S2, a full-size humanoid that stands 176 cm tall (5’9"), weighs 70 kg (154 lbs), and walks at about two meters/second (4.5 mph). It has dextrous hands with 11 degrees of freedom and tactile sensors, and can hold 7.5 kg (16.5 lbs) in each hand and 1 kg (2.2 lbs) with each finger.
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Robots are the future of manufacturing. What happens to human workers?

Companies from around the world traveled to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month to show off their latest tech. But one category always catches everyone's eye: robots. Ever since Karel Čapek introduced the word "robot" in his 1920 play "R.
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3 Humanoid Robot Companies That Could Shape the Next Wave of Automation

Meet three leading humanoid robot companies shaping the future of automation, from factory floors to warehouses, as AI-powered robots enter the workforce.
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Hyundai begins testing humanoid robots at US manufacturing plants

Hyundai Motor Group has begun testing humanoid robots at its automobile manufacturing facilities in the US. The trials, taking place at Hyundai Motor Group

These humanoid robots can only work half as fast as humans, but factories are buying them anyway

Even with those limitations, orders for the machines are accelerating. Manufacturers such as BYD and Foxconn, both partners with UBTech, are experimenting with humanoids to offset
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Hyundai reportedly testing humanoid robots at US plants amid Korean union warnings

Hyundai Motor has reportedly begun testing humanoid robots at its automobile manufacturing facilities in
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Siemens Tests Humanoid Robots in Industrial Logistics

London—A proof of concept to test humanoid robots in industrial logistics has been successfully completed by Siemens and Humanoid, a UK-based AI and robotics company.
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Elon Musk's trillion-dollar pivot – why Tesla is killing its 'cheap car' to build a robot army

Tesla's car sales dropped 11% while Elon Musk pivots to unproven robots, losing the EV crown to BYD as investors question the risky strategy.
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Airbus to test China’s battery-swapping humanoid robots in aircraft assembly

Chinese humanoid robotics developer UBTech Robotics said on Sunday that it has reached a