Humanoids
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.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported · Sets AEON's stage
What the source says
“BMW launched an initial test deployment at its Group Plant Leipzig in December 2025.”
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.
- Hexagon showed AEON, its first humanoid robot, at its Hexagon LIVE Global event.
- In a 2025 trial at Schaeffler, AEON ran a station of several machines, loading, unloading and checking parts.