Sanctuary AI to Pilot Humanoid Robot at Magna Auto Plant, Assessing Viability Alongside BMW and Mercedes
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Sanctuary AI will deliver its humanoid robot Phoenix to a Magna auto manufacturing facility in Austria. Magna makes cars for Mercedes, Jaguar, BMW.
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Figure and Apptronik also piloting humanoid robots with BMW and Mercedes respectively.
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Magna invested in Sanctuary AI in 2021, around when Tesla announced plans for its Optimus humanoid robot.
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Phoenix is 5'7" tall, weighs 155 lbs, and can walk on legs unlike Sanctuary's earlier non-legged humanoid.
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The pilot will assess improving cost/scalability using Magna's capabilities; Magna also made a strategic investment. Goal is assessing robot's ROI.