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Will humanoid care robots come from Bosch's Bühl plant in the future?

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Bosch plans to mass-produce humanoid robots, with the first units expected to roll off the production line from 2027.

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By author Petra Thiele. Bosch is finding new tasks for its plant in Bühl in the Rastatt district. The company has confirmed this to SWR. The technology group plans to mass-produce humanoid robots controlled by artificial intelligence there in the future. To this end, Bosch is partnering with the British start-up Humanoid from London, which has developed the human-body-like machines of type HMND 01. The first robots are expected to roll off the production line from 2027. Bosch is pursuing major economic goals with its entry into robotics. Tanja Rückert, Chief Digital Officer at Bosch, told "WirtschaftsWoche" that the company aims to generate billions in sales with the robot business in the future. At the same time, the project is intended to give the Bühl plant new tasks. Around 3,000 employees were last employed there - more than 1,000 jobs are to be cut. Humanoid's robots mimic the human body: they have heads, arms, hands, and legs and are designed to move through production halls and warehouses like a human. They are controlled by AI systems that enable them to perform routine tasks and make simple decisions. Bosch and Humanoid are already jointly testing the machines in logistics. The goal is to find out how well the robots are suited for transporting goods, picking, or other monotonous and physically demanding activities. Later, the humanoid robots could also be used in...

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