Gasgoo Munich- Schaeffler opened its Taicang Humanoid Lighthouse on October 20, establishing a facility that combines robot-component production, humanoid robot training and industrial deployment.
Key Takeaways
·Six humanoid robots have been deployed at the approximately 7,500-square-meter factory, working on a joint-module assembly line across material handling, parts sorting, press-fitting, inspection and packaging.
·The facility has six categories of industrial training scenarios, including visual inspection, material picking and component assembly. A digital-twin system connects training with production validation and process optimization.
·Schaeffler said it secured new orders from two Chinese customers in the third quarter of 2026, bringing its cumulative humanoid robotics order value to €400 million.
·The factory brings component manufacturing, robot training and industrial applications together at one site as Schaeffler explores the deployment of embodied AI at scale.
Factory role
Alongside deploying humanoid robots in production, Schaeffler has created dedicated environments for training them on manufacturing tasks.
Schaeffler Embodied Intelligence (Taicang) Co., Ltd. was established in early 2026 to develop the factory. Schaeffler positions the site as a collaboration platform for working with Chinese robotics companies on the deployment of humanoid robots in real-world manufacturing environments.
