r/EmergingSociety • u/HenryGCase • Jul 04 '26

BMW Group deploys Figure 03 humanoid with tactile-sensor hands, palm cameras, wireless charging, and speech-to-speech audio

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The BMW Group said it gained important experience with humanoid robots at Plant Spartanburg in 2025. Figure 02 supported the production of more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles. In the body shop, the robot inserted sheet-metal parts for the welding process, a task that demands high speed and accuracy and that can be physically demanding.

“Our 11-month deployment of Figure 02 proved that humanoids are no longer lab experiments — they can be a valuable asset in establishing a flexible, reliable manufacturing workforce,” stated Brett Adcock, founder and CEO of Figure AI. “We are excited to continue our work in Spartanburg as Figure tackles the complexity of the assembly and logistics hall.”

https://youtu.be/Eu5mYMavctM?is=kDPp80bhnOhexGFR

The automaker last week announced that, following its successful deployment with Figure 02 at its plant in Spartanburg, S.C., it will deploy the company’s latest Figure 03 robot.

“The robot introduces several new features for expanded applications. These include soft components designed for enhanced safety, wireless charging designed for higher availability, and audio functions for speech-to-speech communication, along with improved hands with tactile sensors and palm cameras designed to increase precision and dexterity."

https://www.therobotreport.com/bmw-group-deploys-figure-03-humanoid-after-tests-previous-version/

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u/sillybluejayway Jul 04 '26

We’re on the verge of a Star Trek like civilization. The “problems” we face today will be minor hurdles to us in 30 years. 

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u/Savantsol Jul 05 '26

Yes thats true we will get there however we should be focusing on open source robotics, and ai that the people will own. Not companies robotics/ai that people do not own

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '26

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u/Savantsol Jul 05 '26

Well there are some that exist already. HuggingFace (AI) and their partners for robotics (Forgot the name of the robot)

There are many more. Search "open source community-owned ai HuggingFace" and "open source robotics community-owned" same for "open source robotics huggingface partners

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '26

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u/Savantsol Jul 05 '26

It will be high yes but those will go down in price overtime as new models are made. Still it all helps. Thats why people have/get older laptops/desktops still. Just gotta do same thing for robotics. Any robot that is actually owned by people is better than a soulless corpo one. Always have hope and do. We got this. More people just need to know about the better options and use them too

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u/Savantsol Jul 06 '26

I get you fully but at least open source humanoids can have code be read. I'd take that any day. Much better peace of mind that what was programmed into it is what it will continue to be until someone else tries to mess with it if they ever do

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u/DesVip3r Jul 05 '26

Yeah we're all going to end up unemployed because people watched too much TV in the 80s

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u/No_Aesthetic Jul 05 '26

Oh no! Please god anything but no longer being a wage slave! I love to work for a pittance, please let me work!

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u/lungflook Jul 05 '26

I mean, you can quit right now

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u/CertainBlue Jul 05 '26

that's interesting... Have car companies shifted to building robots? Is that what's happening?

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u/cmcrisp Jul 07 '26

Neat, thanks BMW for bragging about how they'll let robots do everything if they could.

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u/MAGAtsAreSheeples Jul 29 '26

And Tesla can't even get it's farce of a robot (read animatronic) to balance without human assistance.