Flex (FLEX) Expands Partnership with Teradyne Robotics for Intelligent Automation
Flex Ltd. and Teradyne Robotics expanded their partnership on April 22 to accelerate intelligent automation globally, with Flex manufacturing components for Teradyne’s UR and MiR brands while deploying their technologies in its own facilities. The collaboration aims to improve operational resilience and throughput by integrating physical AI into manufacturing workflows, building on a 20-year relationship in semiconductor test equipment production.
Flex Ltd. and Teradyne Robotics announced an expanded partnership on April 22 to accelerate and scale intelligent automation across global manufacturing. Under the agreement, Flex will manufacture key hardware components for Teradyne Robotics’ brands Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), while also integrating their collaborative robots (cobots) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) into its own production lines. This setup creates a continuous feedback loop, using real-world manufacturing data to validate and refine automated workflows for broader deployment. The collaboration transitions a 20-year relationship—originally focused on semiconductor test equipment—into robotics and physical AI applications. By combining Teradyne’s adaptive automation technologies with Flex’s supply chain expertise, the companies aim to help manufacturers address rising operational complexity. Flex will deploy UR cobots and MiR AMRs in its facilities, leveraging data from these implementations to optimize and replicate successful automation strategies at scale. The integration of physical AI is intended to enhance consistency, throughput, and operational resilience across global production sites. Flex Ltd., a diversified manufacturing partner, has increasingly focused on AI infrastructure, cloud computing, and power solutions. The partnership underscores its commitment to advancing automation in response to evolving industrial demands.
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