Humanoid robots set for London-area auto plant. Should workers be worried?

Humanoid robots set for London-area auto plant. Should workers be worried?
The London Free Press
The science-fiction fantasy of human-like robot working next to flesh and blood people is becoming a reality on the shop floor of the Toyota automotive assembly plant in Woodstock. The automaker is buying three humanoid robots, quaintly called Digit, to carry goods and stack shelves in the plant, the automaker announced. Robot technology is not […]
The science-fiction fantasy of human-like robot working next to flesh and blood people is becoming a reality on the shop floor of the Toyota automotive assembly plant in Woodstock. The automaker is buying three humanoid robots, quaintly called Digit, to carry goods and stack shelves in the plant, the automaker announced. Robot technology is not […]
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Humanoid robots set for London-area auto plant. Should workers be worried?

Can defence spending save Ontario’s auto-parts sector?

Can defence spending save Ontario’s auto-parts sector?
The London Free Press
Even before trade tensions between Canada and the United States became an existential threat for Southwestern Ontario manufacturers, Dave Johnson, general manager at London-based Ursa Manufacturing ULC, said he had been “avidly” looking for opportunities to diversify the products the company makes. After all, about 75 per cent of the company’s business is tied to […]
Even before trade tensions between Canada and the United States became an existential threat for Southwestern Ontario manufacturers, Dave Johnson, general manager at London-based Ursa Manufacturing ULC, said he had been “avidly” looking for opportunities to diversify the products the company makes. After all, about 75 per cent of the company’s business is tied to […]
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Can defence spending save Ontario’s auto-parts sector?

Why Trump’s 50% auto tariff threat could hurt U.S. automakers too

Why Trump’s 50% auto tariff threat could hurt U.S. automakers too
The London Free Press
One expert calls the proposal “completely unworkable,” warning it could disrupt tightly integrated North American supply.
One expert calls the proposal “completely unworkable,” warning it could disrupt tightly integrated North American supply.
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Why Trump’s 50% auto tariff threat could hurt U.S. automakers too
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