A Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing factory in Hungary is using humanoid robots to help with human staffing shortages on the factory floor.

This research report predicts the global assembly line robots market to grow steadily at a CAGR of 7% during the forecast period.

University of Washington scientists have developed a new way to make robotic grippers used on assembly lines more quickly and cheaply.

To make this switch possible, these companies relied on people working on an assembly line. It would have been too challenging for a robot to make this transition because robots are tied to their ...

Another assembly area where robots are applied is that of dispensing, including such tasks as adhesive application and forming seals and gaskets.

How to help assembly-line robots shift gears and pick up almost anything Date: July 29, 2022 Source: University of Washington Summary: A University of Washington team created a new tool that can ...

Hundreds of robots are moving into the Ford Motor Co. Chicago Assembly Plant on Torrence Avenue. On Monday, CBS 2 Morning Insider Vince Gerasole took us inside the changing face of employment.

(CNN)-- An automotive assembly line robot killed a worker at a car factory in Germany this week, a prosecutor's office said. The man, 21, was installing the robot at a Volkswagen assembly line on ...

Any assembly line that falls short of full automation requires humans and robots to cooperate side by side—and that can be very dangerous for the humans.

In 1913, Henry Ford revolutionized car-making with the first moving assembly line, an innovation that made piecing together new vehicles faster and more efficient. Some hundred years later, Ford ...

Last year was a good one for the robotics industry. North American businesses ordered 35,000 robots in 2016, a 10 percent increase from 2015, according to a report on Tuesday by trade organization ...