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Humanoid robot completes a full shift on an assembly line without an operator: what the test showed

Eight hours, two operations, one stop because of a dropped part. We publish the timeline and explain why it matters more than spectacular videos.

Человекоподобный робот рядом с человеком на выставочном стенде
Фото: GeneralAB13, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

A developer of humanoid robots has published a report on the first full shift on a working assembly line. The robot performed two operations: carrying bins of parts and fitting fasteners.

Over eight hours there was one stop: a part slipped out of the gripper, and the line waited a minute while the robot picked it up. People worked at the neighbouring stations the whole time.

Why a timeline beats a video

Short videos show the best take. A full shift shows reliability: how many times the robot made a mistake, how quickly it recovered and how much energy it used. Those are the numbers that decide whether a factory buys a second machine.

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    Eight hours, two operations, one stop because of a dropped part. We publish the timeline and explain why it matters more than spectacular videos.

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