Nissan Deploys Autonomous AI Robots for Heavy Lifting in Tennessee Plant

Nissan's AI-powered factory robots can haul 4,000 pounds — and call each other for backup

Nissan has been ramping up its in-factory AI efforts. Nissan Nissan's Smyrna, Tennessee, plant is using autonomous AI robots to move heavy objects. The rollout will move 64 forklift and tug operators into other plant jobs. This article is part of "How AI Is Changing Everything: Supply Chain," a series on innovations in logistics. Robots can get stuck in traffic, too. Nissan learned that while deploying a fleet of AI-powered robots, called autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, at its sprawling ...