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Its job is tire handling: picking up and moving wheels, a repetitive lifting task Renault describes as among the most physically punishing on the line.\n\nRenault Group co-developed the robot with Wandercraft rather than buying it off a shelf. Renault defines the functional need, Wandercraft supplies the technical solution, and Renault took a minority stake in the company in June 2025 alongside its Series D. Renault describes the Douai unit as being tested, and independent coverage puts the two-tire task at about 30 kg, below the 40 to 50 kg the two companies state as the robot's capability.\n\nRenault's stated roadmap is about 10 robots running by the end of 2026 and 350 across its French and Spanish factories by the end of 2027. Those are targets, not installed units. 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