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 ...

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, ...

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 is ...

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 ...

In a next-level automation move, Chinese EV maker NIO (NYSE: NIO) is piloting humanoid robots on its EV assembly line at one of its factories. NIO manufactures EVs at its two factories in Hefei, the ...

Hyundai Motor Group will automate 40% of assembly at Metaplant America in Savannah using its humanoid robot, Atlas. The move seeks to boost local output, uphold price competitiveness, and expand its ...