CATL has become the first battery manufacturer to deploy humanoid robots at scale on the assembly line, replacing humans in critical tasks.

Analysts forecast a fully automated car assembly line by 2030, driven by humanoid robots. This transformation will redefine factory jobs, demanding new skills.

Robots are an indispensable part of the modern assembly line, whether it’s to mount a steering wheel or pick up packages for shipping at a distribution center. But what if you wanted to shift gears to ...

Robots performing human labor in factories has long been thought of as eventual. Hyundai is currently training robots to perform work at one of its facilities.

Microsoft’s Rho-alpha pushes robots beyond assembly lines using language commands, tactile sensing, and heavy simulation ...

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is buying human-like robots for the assembly line at its factories. To this end, it is striking a deal with China’s UBTech, whose share price briefly rebounded. None of ...

Some joint-design considerations are universal; others vary with the assembly methods used. Each joining technique has particular design requirements, while certain joint requirements may suggest a ...

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, car manufacturing companies such as Ford quickly shifted their production focus from automobiles to masks and ventilators. To make this switch possible, ...

The compact design of Stäubli’s TS2-60 enables multiple complex actions in a small space. It has maximum payload of 8.4 kg with a 620 mm reach. Every car tire manufactured today comes with a sensor ...

A University of Washington team created a new tool that can design a 3D-printable passive gripper and calculate the best path to pick up an object. The team tested this system on a suite of 22 objects ...