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Toyota joins race for humanoid robot workers, pledges to amplify — not replace — people

Gill Pratt, Toyota's chief scientist and the CEO of the Toyota Research Institute, says rapid advances in artificial intelligence will enable Toyota to deploy human robot workers in the Japanese carmaker's factories.
Gill Pratt, Toyota's chief scientist and the CEO of the Toyota Research Institute, says rapid advances in artificial intelligence will enable Toyota to deploy human robot workers in the Japanese carmaker's factories. (HANS GREIMEL/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
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Hans Greimel
May 22, 2025 05:00 AM

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