Hyundai Motor Group opens robot training center in US
Hyundai Motor Group has opened its robot training and testing facility for Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid robot as part of efforts to bring the group’s physical artificial intelligence (AI) vision into its global production operations. The carmaker said Tuesday the Robotics Metaplant Application Center (RMAC) has started operations at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) in the state of…
Hyundai Motor Group has inaugurated its robot training and testing facility for Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot, marking a significant step towards integrating physical artificial intelligence into its global production operations. This comes as part of the automaker's strategy to bring AI into its manufacturing processes.
The Robotics Metaplant Application Center (RMAC) began operations at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) in Georgia, US. The facility will act as a crucial testbed, where Atlas is trained in a setting that mirrors actual automotive production sites. This prepares the robots for deployment on factory floors.
Atlas is being trained to carry out various manufacturing-related tasks, such as preparing materials for logistics and sorting automotive parts based on their assembly sequence. This training aims to equip the humanoid robot to manage increasingly complex tasks in real-world production environments.
The facility is anticipated to be instrumental in Hyundai Motor Group's plan to incorporate around 25,000 Atlas robots across its Hyundai Motor and Kia production sites.
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