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The American Welding Society predicts that 330,000 new welding professionals will be needed by 2028. Thankfully, automation can pick up some of that slack. Welding is one of the fastest growing applications for collaborative robots.

Detroit startup Aubo Robotics displayed its new screwdriving cobot at the ASSEMBLY Show South. The cobot is unique in that the screwdriver is fully integrated into the arm, eliminating the need to integrate third-party hardware and software.

Inbolt’s Guide-Now system uses 3D vision and artificial intelligence to enable a robot to locate a workpiece and adjust its path to the target in real time.

At the ASSEMBLY Show South, the Quality Show, and Adhesives in Action last month, some 200 exhibitors displayed the latest technology for manual and automated assembly; measurement and quality control; and adhesive bonding and dispensing.

Accenture’s new report, Rethinking the Course to Manufacturing’s Future, shows that AI, automation and digital technologies will become increasingly important in manufacturing.

Automating the screwdriving process increases throughput, improves quality, reduces the risk of repetitive stress injuries.

DETROIT—The new UR15 cobot from Universal Robots has a maximum tool center point speed of 5 meters per second, making it the fastest cobot in company’s portfolio.

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—As part of a strategy to expand into retail and service industries, Epson Robots has invested in Blank Beauty Inc., a Knoxville, TN, start-up that is developing technology to enable consumers to create nail polish in custom colors.

Mercedes is testing humanoid robots at its assembly plants in Berlin, Germany, and Kecskemét, Hungary, and the automaker plans to bring them to other factories in the near future.

When manufacturers begin exploring automation, they often jump straight to the most complex challenge on their production line. But starting with a more straightforward application is much better way to go.