This short video highlights how people and machines work together to build cars.
What are some benefits of using robots in factories? Challenges?
Now, let’s watch it again and answer these questions:
- When did Henry Ford introduce the first power-driven assembly line for his Model T Fords?
- Without the assembly line, how many hours did the cars take to make?
- And with the assembly line, how many hours did the cars take to make?
- What is today’s new kind of assembly line?
- What are the nicknames for two of the robots at the Ohio factory?
- How many robots work at the Ohio factory?
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- How are pencils made?
- How does technology make this process easier?
Assignment 2: watch this video at home. Be ready to comment in class next session. This video shows how workers and machines work together to build a plane in a little more than a week.
- How do you think this process would be different without technology?
- Do you think it’s necessary for humans to be a part of making this plane? Why or why not?