Robotics in Electric Vehicle (EV) Production

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Manufacturing & Assembly

• Automated welding and painting: Robots provide precision in battery pack welding and car body painting, ensuring uniform quality.
• Battery production: Robotics handle delicate electrode stacking, electrolyte filling, and sealing in gigafactories.
• Final assembly lines: Collaborative robots (cobots) assist humans in installing wiring harnesses, sensors, and interior modules.

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Quality Control & Testing

• Machine vision robots: Inspect weld seams, paint quality, and component alignment in real time.
• Autonomous testing rigs: Run EVs through endurance, vibration, and safety tests faster and more consistently than humans.

c. 

Supply Chain & Logistics

• Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) transport heavy components (e.g., battery packs) within factories.
• Robotic warehouses streamline just-in-time (JIT) inventory systems for EV production.

a. 

Spacecraft Assembly & Launch Preparation

• Robotic arms help integrate satellites and rockets.
• Automated inspection robots detect micro-cracks or assembly flaws before launch.

b. 

Extraterrestrial Exploration

• Planetary rovers (e.g., Perseverance, Chandrayaan rovers): Explore terrain, collect samples, and analyze data remotely.
• Robotic landers: Deploy instruments and prep habitats for future human missions.

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In-Orbit Operations

• Robotic arms on the ISS (e.g., Canadarm2, Dextre) repair satellites, install instruments, and assist astronauts.
• Servicing missions: NASA and private companies develop robotic spacecraft capable of refueling and repairing satellites.

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Space-Based Manufacturing

• 3D printing robots in microgravity (e.g., Made In Space) build tools, replacement parts, and potentially large structures.
• Future vision: Autonomous robotic construction of solar farms or habitats on the Moon and Mars.

• Precision automation: Both industries rely on high-accuracy robotics for assembly and inspection.
• Battery handling: Robotics in EV gigafactories and space missions both focus on safe manipulation of energy-dense batteries.
• Autonomy & AI integration: Robots in EV factories are adopting AI-based self-optimization, similar to how rovers and space drones operate autonomously in unpredictable environments.