Accenture and Schaeffler Pave the Way for Industrial Humanoid Robots with NVIDIA and Microsoft Technologies

Evidence notes

• Accenture and Schaeffler presented a Hannover Messe 2025 proof-of-concept for industrial automation scenarios spanning manual work, AMR-supported transport, adaptive manipulators, and general-purpose humanoid robots.
• The work uses NVIDIA Omniverse-based digital twins to simulate factory and warehouse layouts and test different automation mixes before deployment, with Microsoft Fabric used to compare operational scenarios and KPIs.
• The showcase included Schaeffler's EMMA mobile manipulator, Agility Robotics' Digit, and Sanctuary AI's Phoenix in factory and spare-parts workflows tied to Schaeffler facilities and distribution operations.