Recent advances in the internet of things (IoT) have resulted in an explosion of new products and applications for automation, including smart homes and cities, autonomous vehicles, fastening ...

Xiaomi has quietly lifted the lid on its latest manufacturing project — a highly automated smart home appliance factory designed to run with very little human involvement. The facility was showcased ...

While plenty of people recognize the heavy investment in automated systems at modern factories and processing plants, it is easy to overlook the automated systems we interact with on a regular basis.

Fully automated "lights-out" factories are gaining traction in high-volume manufacturing, but they thrive only in stable, repetitive processes, leaving complex, judgment-driven tasks still dependent ...

The unsuccessful effort to launch a highly-automated factory for Craftsman tools in the U.S. underscores the challenges American businesses face in bringing manufacturing back from overseas. Craftsman ...

Inside a new factory near Louisville, Kentucky, bright orange robots will soon begin carefully loading boot parts into a machine that adds soles. It’s one step in the highly automated process of ...

The future of labor is providing maintenance for automated factory technology, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC. He posited that the growth of manufacturing in the U.S. as a result of ...

The adoption of automation is one of the unexpected game-changers that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated in manufacturing. The impact is nowhere more robust than on the shop floor. Manufacturers ...