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GM installs robots at flagship EV factory after laying off 1,300 workers (arstechnica.com)

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 18 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Afaik we owe the invention of PLCs, the basis for modern industrial automation, to car manufacturing plants.

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[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Yes, at GM no less, along with the robotic arm also first used at GM.

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