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Figure signs commercial agreement to deploy humanoids at BMW's Spartanburg, South Carolina plant
Figure signed its first commercial agreement with BMW Manufacturing for a staged deployment of general-purpose humanoids at the Spartanburg, South Carolina plant. The deal is milestone-based: Figure first identifies use cases, then expands based on performance targets.
- Milestone-based deployment: Figure identifies suitable use cases, then staged robot integration follows.
- Location: BMW Manufacturing's Spartanburg, South Carolina facility.
- Robots handle difficult, unsafe, or tedious manufacturing tasks.
- Partnership includes joint investigation of AI, robot control, manufacturing virtualisation, and integration systems.