Volvo's skilled workers were spending more time on non-value-added tasks—moving material, hooking it up to a crane, and setting it in a fixture—instead of doing what they do best: complex welds. The automated process has improved ergonomics and requires less manual intervention.
Although Industry 5.0 is still a relatively new term, engineers are already talking about another buzz word called Physical AI. The term refers to augmenting physical systems with intelligence that scales.
TOKYO—Melco Mobility Solutions, a Japanese manufacturer of auto parts, air conditioners, lighting and other products, has ordered 100 autonomous mobile robots from U.S. start-up Cartken Inc.
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.
GWANGJU, South Korea—Cats have inspired engineers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology to develop a vision system that enhances accuracy in challenging environments.