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The robot was jointly developed by SAIC-GM and AgiBot after SAIC-GM evaluated over 100 production workstations to identify the optimal initial deployment point.\n\nThe A2-W's wheeled chassis allows it to navigate the factory floor while its dual-arm visual-guided manipulation system handles battery cell grasping and loading with positioning accuracy of plus or minus 0.1 mm and approximately two-second cycle times. This performance matches the tempo of the high-volume EV battery production line. The robot's footprint occupies less than 15 percent of a traditional automated workstation, improving spatial efficiency.\n\nSAIC-GM described the deployment as 'one of the first instances in China's automotive industry where embodied intelligent robots have been integrated into actual production lines.' The company stated plans to expand humanoid robot applications into additional production and logistics workflows, including trials of bipedal humanoid variants alongside the deployed wheeled A2-W.\n\nThe Buick Electra E7 is SAIC-GM's flagship electric sedan in China. 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