Robots-for-rent is one way some small U.S. factories gain access to automation, reducing turnover and ensuring workers aren’t injured.

Agility Robotics, creator of the groundbreaking bipedal robot Digit, is building a robot manufacturing facility in Salem, Oregon. Dubbed RoboFab™, the factory will have the capability to produce ...

The automaker’s sprawling complex in Georgia illustrates advanced manufacturing’s balance between people and machines.

Agility Robotics is building its first bipedal robot factory in Oregon The manufacturing facility is expected to produce 10,000 humanoid robots a year.

When robots work safely with humans, they can provide clear benefits. Industries facing labor shortages, such as elder care, could see relief. Physically demanding jobs might also become safer for ...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC that maintaining robots in factories will be the kind of jobs people will soon do for their whole lives.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, many factory owners invested heavily in automation as the best way to meet customer demand. But now, factories are adding fewer new robots as production slows and ...

Elon Musk dreams of Tesla's Optimus robots working in huge numbers in factories — but not everyone is convinced.

Tesla is planning to have "thousands of Humanoid Robots within its factories", according to a new job listing for the Tesla Bot program.

As China rapidly automates its factories, Beijing is supporting the emergence of local robot manufacturers to capitalize on this trend.

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Factory workers are typically separated from robots by a physical barrier to minimise accidents. But this prevents all except the most basic of cooperation.