With the industrial revolution, industrial moves began. In the first stage, factories working in single shifts, then the transition to factories producing 24/7, and then to factories full of robots. Nowadays, we are talking about dark factories and humanoid robots. German automotive giant Mercedes-Benz decided to join this caravan and signed a giant agreement. Details of the agreement between Apptronik and Mercedes-Benz are in our news…
Mercedes-Benz will be the pilot factory of Apptronik robots!
Entry into the world of humanoid robots has begun quickly. Recently, Amazon made an agreement with Agility company and started testing the company’s robots in its own transfer centers. Although there were some problems in the transfers provided by fully autonomous humanoid robots, the robots generally fulfilled their duty.
Following this, automotive giants began to be interested in factory models that produce 24/7 uninterrupted production with the concept of “dark factories”. In addition, the German automotive brand BMW made an agreement with the Figure company in January 2024 and became the pilot test center for the brand’s humanoid robots. Now, the agreement between Mercedes-Benz and Apptronik is on the agenda.
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According to Austin-based robot startup Apptronik, humanoid robots will be used in most of the production within the scope of the collaboration with Mercedes-Benz. However, the company will have the opportunity to test to a large extent. In addition, Mercedes-Benz factories will become a pilot center for Apptronik during these testing and usage processes.
Other details about the agreement were not shared. Financial size of the cooperation, etc. There is no general information about such situations. However, considering the increasing trends, we can say that Mercedes-Benz will also make major investments in humanoid robots. So much so that the value of the agreement between Figure and BMW is reported as 675 million dollars.
Considering the agreements made, it is not expected to generate regular income for the next few years. However, it is aimed to generate regular income after the initial testing processes are passed and the brands will gain great profits with these agreements.
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