A ‘dark factory’, where new cars are produced entirely by robots without human involvement, is set to open as soon as 2030 and revolutionise vehicle manufacturing, according to analysts. In what may ...

As industrial robots and artificial intelligence spread through auto plants, you are watching a basic economic tension sharpen: if machines do more of the work, who still earns enough to buy the ...

The field of robotics is not a new thing when it comes to automotive manufacturing. From sheetmetal stamping and paint booths to precise engine milling, robots do a lot of the drudgery involved in ...

ATLANTA — A humanoid robot took center stage at the CES tech showcase this week, which will soon help build cars here in Georgia. Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated the robot called ...

During the Q4 2025 earnings call, Musk announced the demise of the Model S and Model X, supposedly to make way for a robot production line. That could build one million Optimus 3 robots per year when ...

Korean auto giant plans to use humanoid robots at its Georgia factory starting in 2028. Hyundai Motor Group and its subsidiary, Boston Dynamics, unveil humanoid robots on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, that ...

A Chinese factory is producing humanoid robots every 30 minutes, marking a shift toward large-scale manufacturing and broader ...

BMW’s plant in Munich has been reborn as an iFactory to build the new all-electric BMW i3. Steve Fowler was one of the first ...

BMW begins testing humanoid robots at its Leipzig iFACTORY plant to assist in electric vehicle production. AEON robot from Hexagon Robotics helps with battery assembly, screw tightening, and other ...

We need to start thinking of robots as a modern tool that we can optimally design for specific use cases rather than a panacea to solve every challenge.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who turned an upstart electric vehicle maker into an industry-changing powerhouse, is pulling the plug on the two models that helped get him there, as he struggles with another ...