Humanoids
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.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“The company said it will deploy at least 1,000 of the AEON humanoid robots across its global production system by 2032.”
What it means
AEON, from Hexagon Robotics (Hexagon AB), is at stage 3 of 5 on our ladder: pilot. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. 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.
- 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.
- In a 2025 trial at Schaeffler, AEON ran a station of several machines, loading, unloading and checking parts.