Cobots, or robots that collaborate with humans, are bringing automation to even the smallest US factories, amid a push to bring manufacturing back to the US (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
Cobots, or robots that collaborate with humans, are bringing automation to even the smallest US factories, amid a push to bring manufacturing back to the US  —  China has more industrial robots than the rest of the world combined, but newer, more flexible robots are keeping smaller U.S. manufacturers in the fight

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