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Modern manufacturing isn't based on human labor, it's based on the robot. Still, most people cannot grasp the breadth of automation in factories. We still picture plants full of human workers toiling ...

MORIYA, Japan -- Thousands upon thousands of cans are filled with beer, capped and washed, wrapped into six-packs, and boxed at dizzying speeds -- 1,500 a minute, to be exact -- on humming conveyor ...

Bright Machines microfactories automate electronics manufacturing. Lior Susan figures snarled supply chains, Covid lockdowns in China and geopolitical pressures give U.S. manufacturers a new push to ...

MANHATTAN, Mont. - Moving big factory machines that are larger than pickup trucks is no easy feat. "There was a ton of coordination to do," said Blackhawk Senior Operations Manager Tom Gregory. "We ...