factory automation

Toyota enters humanoid robot race against Tesla, China

Toyota Motor is turning two decades of robotics research into a commercial business. The Financial Times reported on October 25 that the carmaker is entering a humanoid robot race in which Tesla and Chinese manufacturers are already competing. At the…

Toyota plans 400,000 robots, $6.4B annual factory spend

Toyota Motor estimates it could spend 1 trillion yen ($6.4 billion) annually starting from 2028 to modernize its factories, as the world's largest automaker pushes ahead with one of the most ambitious robotics deployments in industrial history.

Nvidia, Toyota expand AI partnership to factories and smart cities

Nvidia and Toyota announced Thursday a broad expansion of their decade-long AI partnership, extending collaboration from autonomous driving into factory automation, smart city infrastructure, and urban traffic intelligence systems.