Schaeffler Opens Lighthouse Factory in Taicang for Humanoid Robotics Production

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manufacturing environment, showing what “humanoids making humanoids” looks like in practice: humanoid robots assembling key joint modules – including actuators – for the next generation of humanoid robots. The lighthouse factory marks the start of mass production of these components for Schaeffler and offers customers and partners the opportunity to train and test physical AI systems in actual industrial conditions.

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Motion technology company Schaeffler has opened a state-of-the-art lighthouse factory for humanoid robotics in Taicang, China. It houses an intelligent assembly line, a training and data acquisition center, a platform for digital twins, and a data center across approximately 7,500 square meters of floor space. The building covers the entire process from testing of individual robot skills to application in the actual

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I and digital twins. With it, we are expanding our capabilities for key robot components and taking humanoid robotics from theory to industrial practice.” From component manufacturing to industrial application At the heart of the lighthouse factory is an assembly line developed by Schaeffler for key components of humanoid robots, including linear and rotary actuators. Six humanoids work together at five stations. The

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ificantly shorter development times and more stable and reliable production. At the same time, Schaeffler trains humanoid robots for industrial tasks in the training and data acquisition center. Tasks include visual inspection of parts, packaging, material handling/transport, container moving, and line-side material replenishment. The training environments are oriented toward the actual conditions in Schaeffler’s app

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