Robots-for-rent is one way some small U.S. factories gain access to automation, reducing turnover and ensuring workers aren’t injured.

Elon Musk dreams of Tesla's Optimus robots working in huge numbers in factories — but not everyone is convinced.

You've heard it before: Robots are coming for our jobs. But are they really? It turns out that robots aren’t as common in U.S. factories as you might think. In 2019, only 11.1% of U.S ...

American industry has a path forward, but most of the U.S. labor force isn’t interested, so robots could fill the labor gap.

The automaker’s sprawling complex in Georgia illustrates advanced manufacturing’s balance between people and machines.

Overview AI, automation, and real-world applications across industries drive robotics in 2025.Leading companies focus on healthcare, manufacturing, and service ...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC that maintaining robots in factories will be the kind of jobs people will soon do for their whole lives.

Agility Robotics, which makes humanoid warehouse robots with backing from Amazon and others, announced a Salem, Ore., manufacturing facility that it says will ultimately be able to produce more ...

Automated car factories first became common in the 1980s. Here, robots and multi-welders work spot-welding the body shells of Ford Sierra cars at a Ford factory, in 1984. Photo: Keystone/Hulton ...

Tesla is planning to have "thousands of Humanoid Robots within its factories", according to a new job listing for the Tesla Bot program.

Elon Musk has said Optimus — Tesla's humanoid robot — is the company's most important product. The billionaire said this week that Tesla would have "thousands" of Optimus robots working in its ...