Humanoids
In a 2025 trial at Schaeffler, AEON ran a station of several machines, loading, unloading and checking parts.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported · Sets AEON's stage
What the source says
“operating a multi-machine station to load, unload, and inspect parts”
What it means
AEON, from Hexagon Robotics (Hexagon AB), is at stage 3 of 5 on our ladder: pilot. This event is one of the milestones that placed it there. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
More on AEON
- Hexagon and BMW said AEON had started doing production tasks inside the Leipzig plant, as the next step of the trial.
- Schaeffler said it will put at least 1,000 AEON robots to work in its factories around the world by 2032. Schaeffler will also supply motors for AEON's joints.
- BMW began a first test of AEON at its Leipzig plant in Germany. BMW plans to use it in building high-voltage car batteries and making parts.
- Hexagon showed AEON, its first humanoid robot, at its Hexagon LIVE Global event.