Morning Edition · Friday, July 3, 2026
BMW puts Figure 03 humanoids to work on logistics sequencing at its Spartanburg plant
After a 10-month Figure 02 pilot that touched more than 30,000 vehicles, the automaker moves the next-generation robot into parts sorting.
BMW is deploying Figure AI's Figure 03 humanoid robot for logistics sequencing at its Spartanburg, South Carolina plant. The robot picks components arriving in unsorted containers and places them into trolleys in the exact order assembly re…
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