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New Wave of Adept Robots Is Changing Global Industry


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Tesla factory, Fremont, Calif.

While the many robots in auto factories typically perform only one function, in the new Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif., a robot might do up to four: welding, riveting, bonding and installing a component.

Credit: Paul Sakuma/Associated Press

At the Philips Electronics factory on the coast of China, hundreds of workers use their hands and specialized tools to assemble electric shavers. That is the old way.

From The New York Times
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