VIDEO | In the debut episode of Assembly News Now, chief editor John Sprovieri talks about the new contract and how the UAW hopes to use that momentum to once again organize nonunion auto plants in the Southeast.

A dozen SCARA robots produce more than 2 million connectors annually.

AUSTIN, TX—On Tuesday, December 12th, 2023, Tesla released a demo video showing the latest version of its prototype humanoid robot, Optimus Gen 2.

Thousands of engineers turn out to see the latest assembly technology.

Despite inflation concerns and lingering supply chain issues, manufacturers are investing in their assembly operations.

Handling of the wafer carriers is performed by a six-axis clean room robot from Stäubli Robotics.

The SWIFTI CRB 1300 cobot is fast and accurate, bridging the gap between industrial and collaborative robots.

Trumpf has introduced new sensors that enable its arc welding robot to program its own weld path.

The Festo Cobot is the first collaborative robot powered by pneumatics.

TOKYO—Japan will face a labor shortage next year when new overtime regulations for truck drivers come into force. This is being called the “2024 problem,” and the country’s manufacturers are hoping robots and automation can alleviate the issue.