ForwardX updates Chery Dalian AMR rollout with 270 robots operating

Date: 2026-03-10
Type: ARTICLE
Desk: Robotics
Topics: Automotive Manufacturing, Autonomous Mobile Robots, Commercial Deployments, Material Handling
Deck: ForwardX Robotics reported on 10 March 2026 that more than 270 autonomous mobile robots were operating in Chery Automobile's Dalian factory, supporting welding and final assembly at a plant producing between 800 and 1,000 vehicles daily.
URL: https://korthosrobotics.com/research/forwardx-chery-dalian-270-operating-2026
Referenced profiles: ForwardX Robotics (https://korthosrobotics.com/ecosystem/company/forwardx-robotics); Chery Automobile (https://korthosrobotics.com/ecosystem/company/chery-automobile)

Image: ForwardX Robotics
ForwardX Robotics reported on 10 March 2026 that more than 270 autonomous mobile robots were operating in Chery Automobile's Dalian factory, supporting welding and final assembly at a plant producing between 800 and 1,000 vehicles daily. The company described a planned 435-robot rollout, clarifying the operating count a year after deployment began.
The update identifies 121 robots in the welding workshop and 150 in final assembly. They deliver components rather than carry out welding or assembly themselves. ForwardX says the welding fleet handles 32 part types and more than half of material demand, while final assembly handles 95 part types and nearly 80% of the materials required by the line.
The fleet uses ForwardX’s fourth-generation platform, combining vision-based navigation with software that coordinates transport tasks across workshops. A May 2025 announcement had described 435 robots as deployed; the March 2026 update distinguishes that planned total from more than 270 operating robots. The reported daily vehicle output describes the factory as a whole, rather than production attributable solely to its AMRs.