GM adds 50 robots at Detroit EV plant while laid-off workers wait (opens in new tab)

General Motors has installed about 50 robotic arms at Factory ZERO, its electric vehicle plant in Detroit, Michigan, while more than 1,000 union workers from the same facility remain on indefinite layoff. The Detroit site is GM’s flagship EV facility and has been tied to the company’s long-running plan for electric trucks and SUVs. The robots are collaborative arms made by Japanese robotics firm FANUC. They are designed for assembly line work that includes attaching body panels and other comp...