Dongfeng Motor Will Use Humanoid Robots To Help Car Manufacturing

Illustration of smart robots making cars. (Photo: Carnewschina)

JAKARTA - Dongfeng Motor, one of the largest car manufacturers in China that produces various car models, said that it would deploy humanoid robots for car manufacturing.

Quoting from the Carnewschina page, Tuesday, June 4, this is thanks to the collaborative efforts of Dongfeng Liuxhou Motor, which is a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Corporation, with Ubtech Technologi, a company that does develop and manufacture smart robots for various applications, including education, entertainment, and industrial needs.

The two of them signed a strategic cooperation agreement to use humanoid robots in the automotive manufacturing industry. This partnership is also a significant progress in in integrating cutting-edge robotics technology into traditional manufacturing processes.

As part of this partnership, the Ubtech industrial-class humanoid robot, Walker S, will be placed at Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor. Walker S will perform various tasks in the process of making cars, such as seat belt checks, door key testing, body quality checks, filling oil, and labeling implementation.

"Walk S is designed for inspection, assembly and logistics tasks. We aim to improve manufacturing capabilities and promote humanoid robots in the automotive industry," said General Manager Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Lin Changbo.

The Walker S humanoid robot has a height of 1.7 meters which certainly resembles the proportion of humans. This one robot is equipped with an algorithm that allows communication with the factory system and various data in real time.

This one robot also has advanced sensory abilities that can understand the environment, and interact with objects and humans. Of course this is an extraordinary progress.