BABENHAUSEN, Germany-- A new initiative spearheaded by Continental AG aims to help automotive manufacturers thrive in the digital world.

Intelligent digital work instructions revolutionize training for distributors and electricians.

Artificial intelligence technology can streamline inspection applications.

The growth is being driven by a U.S. policy push to boost domestic clean-energy manufacturing, by global supply chain risk, and by the total cost of ownership (TCO) equation.

These new products will help assembly plants collect, route, process and display manufacturing data.

HAMPSHIRE, UK—British agricultural technology start-up Small Robot Co. has invented a mobile delta autonomous mobile robot that can weed agricultural fields without using chemicals.

Engineers can now program, monitor, perform diagnostics and access data from multiple dispensers directly through a PLC, PC or mobile device.

SOUTHFIELD, MI—New software from Dürr Systems Inc. can give manufacturers an overview of their consumption of energy, water and other resources across the entire production facility.

MUNICH—Industrial robots in Europe are on the rise: Manufacturers in the European Union’s 27 member states installed almost 72,000 robots in 2022, a 6 percent increase from 2021, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

FOSHAN, China—Some 100 six-axis robots weld, bond and package EV batteries at the FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co. Ltd. assembly plant here. The factory produces 300,000 battery packs annually.