Stationary industrial robots are ideal for performing repetitive, monotonous tasks as parts steadily flow by on a moving production line. But they're hardly economical when producing massive parts, such as ones for airplanes, ships and wind turbines, because a robot might be idle for days or weeks after performing its task before the next part arrives. Nonetheless, manufacturing huge parts involves tedious, stressful duties best handled by robots because they help a company's most-valuable assets, its workers, perform functions more suited to the human body and mind.
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