SAIC Motor deploys EI humanoid robot on mass production line On March 27, SAIC Motor deployed the Nengzai No. 1, its first embodied intelligence (EI) humanoid robot employee, on the battery mass production line for Buick’s Electra E7 SUV for key operations such as cell picking and loading. For both SAIC Motor and China’s automotive industry, this marks the first case where a humanoid robot is truly applied to a mass production line. Developed...

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Faraday Future notes robotics launch ahead of Q4, 2025 financial results On March 29, Faraday Future executives highlighted that March is FF EAI Robotics' first delivery month, and has so far signed sales contracts for 22 units, including both humanoid and bionic robots. The company expects to complete Aegis’ FCC certification in the next week, which it sees as a solid foundation toward its 200-unit delivery target for the first delivery quarte...

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idosha Shimbun and other media. Under its “technology-open” strategy, the company intends to address all aspects for powertrains from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs). Schaeffler also plans to strengthen by-wire technology for autonomous driving, and humanoid robot systems that utilize in-vehicle technologies. It was also announced that the company is ready to release water electrolysis stacks, which produc...

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GlobalData blog: How is Tesla’s pivot to robotics and AI likely to affect it going forward? Tesla has announced plans to wind down production of its Model S and Model X flagship models, with no successor programs confirmed, while retooling sections of its Fremont factory to support early production of its Optimus Gen 3 humanoid robot later this year.  The move marks the clearest signal yet that Tesla intends to diversify beyond its core vehicl...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/23

ogy summit, Tesla CEO Elon Musk talked about the progress of AI, mass production timing of Optimus 3, and other topics.Musk said that Tesla is in the final stages of completing Optimus 3. “We’re in the final stages of completion of Optimus 3, which is really going to be by far the most advanced robot in the world. Nothing’s even close,” Musk said. Musk said that production of Optimus 3 could begin this summer on a newly designed robot pro...

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WLY exhibits over 40 robotic products at EAI Show 2026 Zhejiang Wanliyang Co., Ltd. (WLY) exhibited over 40 robotic products at the EAI Show 2026 opened in Hangzhou on March 11. The exhibits included robot motors, harmonic reducers, planetary reducers, and joint modules, of which the outer diameters and torque range from 30mm to 150mm and from 0.5Nm to 450Nm, respectively. The products adopt absolute value dual encoders as well. According to WLY,...

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Mitsubishi Electric invests in emerging Chinese humanoid robot developer, Lumos Robotics Technology Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) announced on March 13 that it has invested in Lumos Robotics Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Lumos Robotics Technology), a Chinese humanoid robot developer, and signed a collaboration agreement. To realize completely automated plants in the Chinese market, Mitsubishi Electric will establish a p...

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t the company will launch its Terafab Project in 7 days. During Tesla's Q4 2025 earnings call on January 28, Musk said that Tesla's existing chip suppliers Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC), Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology (MU) would not be able to supply sufficient chips for the company's EVs, robot and AI needs. "To remove the probable constraint in three or four years, we are going to have to build a Tesla Terafab." Elon Musk said on the c...

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Xiaomi robots start internship at Xiaomi EV plant On March 2, Jun LEI, CEO of Xiaomi Corp., announced that Xiaomi robots started an internship at the Xiaomi EV plant. Incorporating multimodal perception and reinforcement learning on top of the Xiaomi-Robotics-0 general VLA foundation model, the Xiaomi robot preliminarily demonstrates task capabilities. The robot can operate autonomously at the self-tapping screw nut assembly station for 3 hours i...

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Hyundai Motor Group to invest KRW 9 trillion to lead robotics, AI, and hydrogen energy in Korea On February 27, Hyundai Motor Group announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the South Korean government and Jeonbuk State to establish an innovation hub in the Saemangeum area of Gunsan city. It plans to invest approximately KRW 9 trillion beginning in 2026 to construct a cutting-edge industrial complex. The group will est...

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GAC Group invests in establishment of EI robot company On February 12, Guangdong Huilun Technology Co., Ltd. (Huilun Tech), a core carrier for GAC Group’s footprint in the embodied intelligence (EI) sector, was established as an independent entity to launch market-based operations, and signed a strategic cooperation agreement with two Guangzhou government bodies to settle its headquarters in Huangpu District. With a registered capital of CNY 83...

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BMW to launch first European pilot project for humanoid robots at its Leipzig plant On February 27, BMW Group announced the launch of its first European pilot project for humanoid robots at its Leipzig plant, advancing the use of “Physical AI” in vehicle production. The initiative builds on a previous pilot at the Spartanburg plant in the United States and aims to integrate AI-enabled humanoid robots into series production, including high-vol...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/28

Faraday Future begins EAI Robotics deliveries in U.S. Faraday Future announced that February 27 will mark the beginning of the company’s FF EAI Robotics deliveries, including the exploration of additional “EAI Robot & Vehicle +” applications across the U.S.The initial batch of robotic deliveries are to Golden Hills Investment LLC, a Florida-based high-end vacation rental investor and operator, which marks a unique usage through a “EAI Rob...

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XPeng to break ground on humanoid robot production site in Guangzhou On February 25, XPeng announced the Q1 2026 groundbreaking of a humanoid robot production site in an industrial park in Tianhe District, Guangzhou. Covering a total floor area of approximately 110,000 square meters, the production site will be built in strict compliance with the standards for high-quality industrial buildings to ensure that the infrastructure fully meets the spa...

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Faraday Future to begin first robot deliveries in early March On February 22, Faraday Future Intelligent Electric announced that, following the North American Dealers Association (NADA) Show, it has made meaningful steps forward. The company has signed sales and collaboration MOUs with multiple leading dealers across several U.S. states, covering Super One luxury EV vans and its EAI robot line. The company will officially begin its first batch of...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/24

Toyota Canada to deploy humanoid robots at plant in Woodstock, Ontario On February 19, Agility Robotics announced that it has signed a commercial agreement with Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC). After a successful pilot, TMMC plans to deploy a half-dozen Digit humanoid robots at its Woodstock, Ontario, assembly plant to support employees with manufacturing, supply chain and logistics operations. “After evaluating a number of robots, we ...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/20

the shape and configuration of cargo beds depending on the use case. Developing vehicles from scratch to meet diverse needs requires diversified development resources and duplicative investments, leading to the issue of inefficiencies. To address this, they will use a tabletop EV platform, “Blanc Robot,” that Applied has jointly developed with Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki). Blanc Robot has no steering controls and allows users to freely s...

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Kiwi Charge launches autonomous EV charging project in Canada On February 9, robotics and AI startup Kiwi Charge announced the launch of its autonomous EV charging project with the backing of the Ontario provincial government through the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN), and support from General Motors Canada and Pfaff Automotive.  The project represents a total investment of CAD 1.7 million to fund the development of mobile EV charging...

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Faraday Future presents humanoid robots at automotive dealer show in Las Vegas On February 5, attempting to follow in the footsteps of Tesla and Hyundai, Faraday Future announced the launch of three embodied AI (EAI) robots, the FF Futurist (full-size professional humanoid), FF Master (athletic “action master” humanoid), and FX Aegis (quadruped security/companion), at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show in Las Vegas. The c...

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equired for engineers in the era of electrification. The company's booth featured multiple motorcycle electrical products and compact mobility solutions, including an EV drive controller for small motorcycles currently under development and an EV drive motor deployed in the "mibot" compact mobility robot - a single-occupant vehicle with a top speed of approximately 60km/h. Q1. How is your company addressing the trends toward electrification and s...

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