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Earlier this year, Hyundai Motor Group opened a new, state-of-the-art assembly plant in Ellabell, Georgia. We take you inside.

TOKYO—Kawasaki Heavy Industries has developed a four-legged robot, called Corleo, for use as an all-terrain vehicle.

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.

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.

Modeling and forecasting can help manufacturers cope with tariffs.

DETROIT—For decades, General Motors has used additive manufacturing to create functional prototypes of vehicle components. Now, the automaker is using the technology to make production parts for low-volume vehicles.

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.

ASSEMBLY has implemented a new AI tool, “Ask ASSEMBLY AI,” to help you find information quickly and easily. No need to do a complex Boolean search by combining key words and phrases with operators like AND, OR, and NOT. Just type in a search term such as “SCARA robot” or “automatic screwdriving.” Or, even better, ask a question, such as “What’s the difference between a SCARA robot and a six-axis robot?” or “What’s the best adhesive for bonding plastic?”

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.

Despite the policy changes coming out of Washington, EVs aren’t going away. If anything, battery power is here to stay and will become even more prominent on American roads.