Some of the highly automated (and animated?) robots building Dodge Calibers and Jeep Compasses are running into one another, thus causing production problems. I wonder if they're named HAL?
Snippet: Some of the 780 Swedish-made ABB Ltd. robots that weld and assemble cars at Chrysler Group's Belvidere, Ill. assembly plant are bumping into each other -- stopping work anywhere from a few minutes to more than an hour, and at least once ending an entire shift...
joepublic says:
01:06 AM, 07/29/06
Heh, kinda funny, but I'm sure the Dodge executives are not amused. I wonder if this kind of thing happens often at other companies as well, or is this just an isolated incident?
mercedesman1 says:
08:17 AM, 07/29/06
I think its probably happend with every companie at one point or another. Did it cause any damage to the machines?
ateixeira says:
09:33 AM, 07/31/06
So they have quality control issues even in the manufacturing process, eh? LOL
bapemployee says:
09:56 PM, 11/16/06
I work at BAP, and we have LOADS of downtime due to those robots!