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At this point I can't help but let my imagination loose. I assume it would be rather academic discussion, but anyway... Would that be possible, at current state
by wst_ 9y ago
At this point I can't help but let my imagination loose. I assume it would be rather academic discussion, but anyway... Would that be possible, at current state of technology, to replace entire factory plant with robots? If so why no one is doing it? If not, what are we missing? What could be the implication of such work force shift?
- jefft255 9y agoIt's more often a question of whether it's worth using a robot instead of humans. I'm pretty sure it's already possible to automate much more than what's already automated in a car production line. Sometimes, for a given task, it's way simpler to use a human worker than to design a state of the art robot for this one task.
- rconti 9y agoWhat I found is that, in high volume auto plans, humans are used for tasks like pulling wiring harnesses into the vehicle (through grommets, etc), plugging in connectors, things like that. The major body work and positioning/lifting/welding/painting is done by robots, and often there are human-guided robots for difficult tasks such as lifting 100+lb seats into place in the chassis. The robot handles the weight, the human just guides the seat into place.
- dgreensp 9y agoFrom what I understand, Tesla is working its way towards this. And there are already lots of sophisticated robots used in car assembly.
- rconti 9y agoTesla's likely behind virtually everyone in this regard just because their volume is so low. The factory is certainly not impressive in the way high-volume auto factories are.