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Didn't Tesla try this for the Model 3 (a fully-automated factory) and it turned out to be a total disaster? Are they too far ahead of the curve? Or is it just
by zamfi 6y ago
Didn't Tesla try this for the Model 3 (a fully-automated factory) and it turned out to be a total disaster?
Are they too far ahead of the curve? Or is it just rare that your task remains identical enough (i.e., textiles) for the decades it takes to optimize hardware?
- Robotbeat 6y agoA bit of both, I think. To do this is really hard. And requires some changes to how the car is made. Some of these lessons learned are presumably are being introduced into the Model Y, like the single-piece rear casting. There's also a ton of engineering needed to go into how to make better robots.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoTesla also patented a wiring harness rigid enough to be robotically manipulated.
- Robotbeat 6y agoIndeed. That's another thing I was thinking of. Robots are terrible at manipulating floppy objects like wiring harnesses.