The Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) of Stellantis in Auburn Hills is using an AI-driven autonomous robot to keep the assembly line running smoothly.
Throughout the day, the robot quietly glides through the warehouse aisles, scanning shelves, capturing images, and building a live digital map of every part in sight. Each full scan covers more than 36,000 square feet in less than an hour, helping ensure every nut, bolt, and component is right where it needs to be.
This real-time view supports the automaker’s efforts to responsibly integrate AI across the company in ways that strengthen manufacturing and enhance the overall customer experience, according to the company.
SHAP became Stellantis’ first North America site to integrate the robot into its body shop, with early success paving the way for expansion to additional facilities, including the Detroit Assembly Complex — Jefferson, Toledo Assembly Complex, and Warren Truck Assembly Plant, as the company explores broader use across assembly and powertrain operations.
“This is the future of manufacturing – people and technology working side by side,” says Todd Boone, vice president of North America at Dexory. “By combining our robots and AI-powered solutions with Stellantis’ expertise, we enable manufacturing with greater precision and efficiency.”
At SHAP, the Dexory robot and its AI-driven platform, DexoryView, work alongside Stellantis’ workforce to turn warehouse activity into real-time visibility across the facility. With each scan, the system updates material inventory, highlights items that may need attention and provides instant insight into part locations and availability.
The result is faster, more confident decision-making on the floor that supports accuracy, keeps materials moving, and helps teams stay in sync. By combining advanced automation with human expertise, Stellantis reports it is further strengthening productivity and elevating product and process quality for customers as it assembles the Ram 1500 pickup truck at its Michigan facility.
“This technology makes material handling more predictable,” says Chuck Padden, a Stellantis vice president and SHAP plant manager. “By catching and addressing part needs before they reach the line, our workforce has accurate, up-to-the-minute visibility so they can focus on vehicle assembly, knowing the right parts are in the right place at the right time.”
The system also supports dynamic slotting, which organizes frequently used parts in more accessible locations, making daily work more efficient and comfortable for the team.
SHAP’s search for a more streamlined way to support material handling aligned with an annual event that Stellantis hosts to bring forward ideas for plant-level needs.
As part of the lead-up to the 2024 Factory Booster Day, SHAP leaders invited participating suppliers to develop solutions that would enhance part placement accuracy, simplify audit activities and keep material moving steadily to the line. The autonomous scanning and AI platform from Dexory, a company based in the U.K., emerged as the leading solution.
The collaboration recently was recognized at the 2025 Stellantis Venture Awards, an annual program celebrating startups that partner with Stellantis to support the company’s transformation through innovation and customer-centric solutions.
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