Meet Fluffy and Spot: Ford’s New Four-Legged Robots
DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. has welcomed two new employees to its Van Dyke Transmission Plant in Sterling Heights, MI. Named Fluffy and Spot, they have four legs, and they can sit, shake hands, roll over and climb stairs.
They are not dogs, however. They are actually 70-pound quadruped robots, part of a Ford manufacturing pilot program designed to save time, reduce cost and increase efficiency.