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F-35 factory robot cuts bolt-installation from hours to minutes
Original: F-35 factory robot in US slashes bolt-installation work from hours to just minutes
A robot deployed at a US F-35 fighter jet factory is reducing bolt-installation work on the aircraft from hours to just minutes, according to reports. The automation is part of ongoing efforts to speed up and lower the cost of manufacturing the F-35 programme, and is drawing attention for its dramatic cut in assembly time.
Why now: People are discussing the striking speed gains robotics is bringing to military jet manufacturing.
F-35United StatesLockheed MartinInteresting Engineering
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