UBTECH Robotics

🤖 China's BYD, Nio do more with AI-powered humanoid factory robots

📅 Date: December 19, 2024

✍️ Authors: Itsuro Fujino, Nikkei Staff Writer

🔖 Topics: Humanoid

🏭 Vertical: Automotive

🏢 Organizations: BYD, Nio, Geely, UBTECH Robotics

China’s BYD, Nio do more with AI-powered humanoid factory robots. Electric vehicle makers BYD and Nio are among the latest manufacturers in China to deploy robots that can walk, talk and carry objects on factory floors, as the nation faces a shortage of production workers. BYD introduced the humanoid robot Walker S1 from Hong Kong-listed Chinese startup UBTech Robotics at its factory in Hunan province this year.

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