Vehicle production plants are undergoing a massive transformation as automakers evolve from internal-combustion engines (ICE) to battery power. While EVs use fewer parts overall, those components tend to be heavier than their ICE equivalents. That demands new ways to deploy robots on assembly lines.
As the transition toward electrified vehicles has gathered pace, the manufacturing process has changed with it. In addition to the challenge of designing and engineering an entirely new class of vehicle, automotive engineers must figure out a way of building EVs in a manner that is cost effective and sustainable, while maintaining quality levels.