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Mercedes integrates Apollo humanoid robots into assembly line

Mercedes-Benz has introduced a new kind of production worker to its assembly line—Apptronik’s Apollo humanoid robot. Standing ...
You just knew this was coming. No doubt, you've heard about the staffing shortages in factories. And guess what? The solution seems to be robots. At Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing in Hungary, they’ve ...
Automakers have long leaned on machinery to manage the heavy lifting in their production facilities. But as technology advances, equipment is evolving into smarter and more complex forms. A recent ...
General Motors cut more than 1,000 workers at its Factory Zero plant in Detroit. It softened its EV commitments and paused ...
The difficulty in retaining young workers in repetitive, monotonous, and high-intensity assembly line jobs is one reason why ...
The Autocado exists only to peel. The Autocado exists only to peel. Chipotle has a new robot called the Autocado with a key assignment: peeling avocados. The prototype machine “cuts, cores, and peels ...
More than 1,000 workers at General Motors’ flagship Detroit assembly plant were idled, many of them indefinitely, as the ...
Dozens of new robot arms have been installed at General Motors’ flagship electric vehicle factory in Detroit—even as 1,300 ...
Musk said on Wednesday evening that Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus, was still in the R&D phase. Still, the company plans to unveil the third generation of its robot in the first quarter. Tesla also ...