Inserting glass windows into car bodies has been, and remains, a challenge for automotive OEMs. Manual insertion is labor intensive and imprecise, and carries with it the risk of bodily injury to assemblers due to broken glass.
Alternatively, robotic insertion methods are complicated because the car body location may vary slightly depending on vehicle size. Overcoming this problem requires the use of a vision guidance system to ensure that the end effector always properly positions the glass.