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SMART PRODUCTION LINE
Some industrial plants, such as this Mini car factory
in Cowley, UK, use intelligent robots that can run
unsupervised for weeks at a time. Welding together
the chassis and other car body parts was once done by
humans. Today, machines do this work, communicating
with each other and regulating their own workflow. MAKING THE MODERN WORLD
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