TARS and Aptiv sign at CIIE to deploy a hundred-plus industrial embodied robots by year-end
Aptiv will roll out TARS A-series robots across 8 production processes and 33 scenarios; the first units already work on its factory lines.
Why it matters
Chinese embodied-AI startup TARS (它石智航) and auto supplier Aptiv signed a deal at the 9th China International Import Expo, Sina Tech reports. Aptiv will complete a hundred-unit-scale deployment of TARS A-series industrial robots by year-end, covering flexible assembly, inspection and production management. The robots run on TARS's general embodied model, AWE (AI World Engine), and the compute base behind them is due to enter mass production in 2026. The pair earlier began building what they call China's first thousand-unit industrial embodied-robot cluster.
Key facts
- Signed at the 9th China International Import Expo
- Hundred-unit-scale TARS A-series deployment at Aptiv by year-end
- Covers 8 production processes and 33 application scenarios
- First robots already in use on Aptiv factory lines
- Driven by TARS's AWE (AI World Engine) embodied model
- Compute base due for mass production in 2026