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Physical AI moves closer to factory floors as companies test humanoid robots

Not a pilot. Schaeffler deploying 1,000-2,000 humanoid robots across global factories by 2032.

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Why it matters

Physical AI is moving from research labs into real manufacturing operations. This is the first major factory-scale deployment of humanoid robots, signaling that embodied AI has reached commercial viability—and that industrial automation is about to accelerate.

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  1. Humanoid (British tech company) & Schaeffler (German industrial supplier) partnership

  2. 1,000-2,000 robots estimated deployment across Schaeffler's global manufacturing sites

  3. Deployment timeline: 2032

  4. First deployment scheduled to begin within the article period

  5. Contract value undisclosed

  6. Scope: Humanoid robots in factory operations (physical/embodied AI)

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Publisher excerpt: British technology company Humanoid will deploy humanoid robots at factories operated by German industrial supplier Schaeffler, Reuters reported. The two companies’ agreement covers an estimated 1,000 to 2,000 robots in Schaeffler’s global manufacturing sites by 2032, according to a Humanoid…
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