For the first time, Ford has introduced a team of collaborative robots that works alongside human engineers to ensure every Ford Fiesta has a perfect finish.
The six collaborative robots – or cobots – complete a choreographed sequence to sand each vehicle’s entire body surface in just 35 seconds. Rather than replacing employees at Ford’s plant in Cologne, Germany, the cobots are allowing operators to focus their time on more complex, higher-value tasks, and avoid suffering the strains associated with performing…
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