Carmaker BMW to trial humanoid robots at German factory

Dubbed AEON and developed by the Swedish company Hexagon, the black-and-white robots stand 1.65 metres (5.4 feet) tall, weigh 60 kilogrammes (132 pounds) and move on two wheels. They can autonomously manipulate and move components within a factory where the space has been previously fully scanned and digitised. A months-long pilot phase will start this summer in a plant in Leipzig, with employees working alongside the vaguely human-like robots. The robot "has a full awareness of its environment"...