INDUSTRY FOCUS Automotive manufacturing


BRINGING PHYSICAL AI TO AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTION


AEON humanoid robots from   with humanoid robots in Europe, 


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he BMW Group is consistently advancing the digitalisation and  production. A key element in this


        Leipzig plant. The project aims to integrate    components.


 competitiveness of our production – here in      


 part of the BMW Group’s production system.    intelligent systems are used in almost all production steps.    production system. The BMW Group has consistently transformed isolated data silos     increasingly challenging tasks autonomously   for additional areas of application. The introduction of intelligent and autonomous decision-making agents marks a paradigm   


 30 March 2026 | Automation


BRINGING PHYSICAL AI TO AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTION


AEON at the Leipzig plant Image credit: BMW Group


core elements of BMW iFACTORY and are  competitive production.      is to relieve employees and further improve 


     across the organisation.


        initial theoretical evaluation phase and     ensure full integration for the actual pilot 


The deployment in Leipzig is focusing on testing a multifunctional application of the   hand and gripper elements or scanning tools  


  component manufacturing.





         hour shifts daily from Monday to Friday.  positioning of sheet metal parts for the  demanding in terms of speed and accuracy       steps – such as positioning components  important insights for the further    already has a high degree of automation. BMW Group employees in this area have  technologies and processes.


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