Fincantieri partners with Generative Bionics to develop humanoid shipbuilding robots

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As part of our Career Connect Washington Maritime Sector ongoing work, we actively track, document, and inform about emerging technologies and trends. Humanoid robots that can get into the same spaces that humans can are increasingly seen as part of the solution to shipyard labor and skills shortages. In the not too distant future, those robots could be at work in Fincantieri shipyards. The company has launched an industrial partnership with Generative Bionics, an Italian company focused on the development of autonomous humanoid robots.

The aim is to develop a humanoid welding robot designed to operate alongside humans in Fincantieri’s shipyards.

Go to this link to read the full article published by MarineLog https://www.marinelog.com/technology/fincantieri-partners-with-generative-bionics-to-develop-humanoid-shipbuilding-robots/