Europe has been late to the AI boom and trails China on electric cars. But when it comes to humanoid robots, it’s still in the race.
Sweden’s Hexagon has built a humanoid that’s being tested at industrial clients including BMW. Germany’s Neura Robotics just raised some €1 billion ($1.2 billion) from investors including Amazon.com and Qualcomm, valuing the startup at about €4 billion.
Local automotive suppliers Schaeffler and Robert Bosch are also betting on grabbing a share of the nascent market headlined by Tesla and Hyundai Motor Co.
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