Mercedes Benz It has partnered with an American robotics company Optronics Collaborated to develop robots for German automakers' plants. In the experimental test Apollo Working alongside human workers in the factory, Apptronik said in a press release Communicates. Apptronik recently announced its collaboration with Mercedes on Twitter.
Automate simple tasks
Initially, Apollo was designed primarily for repetitive and less demanding tasks Assembly line Take charge: A robot should Pieces To the human workforce so they can assemble it. The robot will later transport the assembled parts to another location in the factory.
“Mercedes plans to use robots and Apollo to automate menial, physically demanding practical jobs – it's a model case that other companies will emulate in the coming months and years,” he said. Jeff Cardenas, CEO of Apollo in the press release. “When we started building Apollo, an agreement like the one we are announcing today with Mercedes-Benz was our dream scenario.” However, according to the statement, your customer Mercedes-Benz is not pursuing the goal of completely replacing human workers. Instead, the company just wants Gaps in the production process Close. The broadcast did not reveal exactly where the robot would be used.
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The robot can carry 24 kg of weight
Almost Apollo. Height 178 cm It weighs approx 72 kilograms. It must be fully charged at once 4 hours Operate for a long time and weight 24 kilograms You can carry. It's not the only bot from Apptronik. The company has 10 other robots in its product portfolio, including ValkyrieWhich is used by NASA.
Other car manufacturers also like it BMW Relying on robots in their factories. in BMW is working on the format. also Tesla It is constantly developing a human-like robot that can work in different factories in the future.
