BMW endorses humanoid robots as the future of automotive manufacturing
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BMW has publicly stated that humanoid robots represent the future of car production, drawing parallels to the automation wave of the 1970s, with multiple major automakers now deploying or trialing humanoids, including Toyota with Agility Robotics' Digit and Xiaomi with its own humanoid in EV factories.
Our Take
When BMW — the company that built its brand on German craftsmanship — says humanoid robots are the future of car production, the Labor Cliff stops being a forecast and becomes a factory floor reality: the same automation wave that reshaped the 1970s is cresting again, only this time the robots walk on two legs and the displacement will be faster.
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