Toyota could eventually deploy about 400,000 robots across its manufacturing network — and it is teaching some of them the way it would train an apprentice.
Toyota estimates that modernizing its global manufacturing network could require about ¥1 trillion ($6.4 billion) annually starting in 2028, according to Nikkei Asia. The plan covers Toyota, group companies and major suppliers and could involve roughly 400,000 robots.
For technology and operations leaders, the larger challenge is building the data infrastructure, governance, and training systems needed to transfer specialized knowledge across a global manufacturing network.
The number is…
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