# Schaeffler industrial restructuring and robotics pivot > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/schaeffler-industrial-restructuring-and-robotics-pivot > Updated: 2026-10-14T08:22:08.000Z. Sources: 12. Developments: 2. Schaeffler is undergoing a strategic transition from traditional manufacturing automation toward physical AI and flexible robotics. The company is implementing systems capable of various tasks to address the economic limitations and variability of rigid, traditional automated lines. This includes exploring humanoid robotics as both a manufacturing tool and a new business market. Parallel to this technological shift, the company is executing a major restructuring following its acquisition of Vitesco. This process has involved significant job cuts, with approximately 3,715 positions reduced out of a planned 4,700. While the restructuring is expected to yield over 350 million euros in savings by 2029, the company has faced financial challenges in its e-mobility division due to sluggish markets in Europe and China. To diversify growth, Schaeffler is accelerating its pivot toward humanoid robotics, reporting an order intake of approximately 400 million euros, which includes new customers in China. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-14: Schaeffler accelerates restructuring and pivots to robotics Schaeffler accelerates restructuring with 3,715 job cuts and a pivot toward humanoid robotics to offset losses and write-downs in its e-mobility division. 10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/schaeffler-writes-off-240-million-euros-in-e-mobility-division ### 2026-10-02: Schaeffler adopts physical AI and flexible robotics Schaeffler is adopting physical AI and flexible robotics to replace traditional, rigid automation, aiming to increase manufacturing efficiency and explore humanoid robotics markets. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/schaeffler-adopts-physical-ai-and-flexible-robotics --- Cite as: Schaeffler industrial restructuring and robotics pivot. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/schaeffler-industrial-restructuring-and-robotics-pivot