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CAMBRIDGE, ON—Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada plans to deploy humanoid robots at its assembly plant in Woodstock that builds RAV4 sport utility vehicles.

LAS VEGAS—Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. said it has formed a new robotics subsidiary and opened sales and paid pre-orders for three embodied artificial intelligence robots, with first deliveries planned for the end of the month.

 Smart technology that is transforming manufacturers in a variety of industries.

AUSTIN, TX—John Deere and Mercedes-Benz are among several companies that are investing more than $500 million in Apptronik, a startup that has developed a humanoid robot called Apollo.

FRANKFURT — Artificial intelligence is moving from a supporting role in robotics to a core driver of new factory automation capabilities, the International Federation of Robotics said in a new position paper released Tuesday, as AI begins its transition into new physical forms. 

FRANKFURT—According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), artificial intelligence remains the top automation trend affecting manufacturers today.

The new machine replaces a legacy system that was in operation for more than 40 years, offering at least twice the throughput and close to double the efficiency of the previous equipment.

Harvesting the valuable materials locked away in this waste stream could generate some $95 billion in reusable resources.

FREMONT, CA—Tesla Inc. plans to stop making electric vehicles at its flagship factory here and scale up production of humanoid robots instead.

SEOUL—Hyundai Motor Group's union here is upset over plans to deploy humanoid robots on the automaker's assembly lines.