Ford is now using robots to operate 3D printers without human help - https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/16/ford-is-now-using-robots-to-operate-3d-printers-without-human-help/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAH0586F

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Ford’s Advanced Manufacturing Center has developed an interface that allows machines from different suppliers to speak to each other in the same language and operate parts of the production line autonomously. Automakers have been incorporating robotics into their manufacturing processes for decades to reduce costs and boost efficiency. But Ford’s patent-pending system solves a crucial […]

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Ok good. But the question is, is it really ‘reducing cost and boosting efficiency’?

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I guess it depends on the cost of the human labor in that particular factory (which mainly depends on the country). If the salaries are high, then the investment in robots is acceptable and cost can return easily.

Other “excuse” can be staff shortage, which is affecting even some third world countries now.