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What does this mean for workers? Mercedes-Benz's moves touch 4 jobs, which together employ about 3.9 million people in the U.S. Across them, AI and robots already touch between 0m (automotive body and related repairers) and 4h 31m (laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand) of a typical 8-hour shift. A single company's move is an early signal for these jobs, and the time cards show how far the change has spread nationally.
A pilot is a limited test, often at a few sites, that may or may not expand.
On the floor
- Mercedes-Benz Beijing body and paint center gets AI spray painting robot
Lianhe Sowell delivered an AI-guided spray painting robot to the Mercedes-Benz Body & Paint Center in Beijing. Sowell says it improves spraying efficiency by more than 30% and cuts paint use by more than 20%.
Collision Repair Magazine · Automotive Body and Related Repairers, Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Mercedes-Benz brings Apollo humanoid robots into its Berlin factory
Mercedes-Benz is bringing Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot into its Berlin-Marienfelde Digital Factory Campus, starting with moving parts to production lines and preliminary quality checks. It is investing a low double-digit million euro sum in Apptronik.
Berlin Partner (invest-in.berlin) · Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Jobs affected
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers0m of 8h touched · 149,000 workers · $55k · +3.7% by 2035
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1h 18m of 8h touched · 159,000 workers · $48k · +2.5% by 2035Where AI or robots show up most: Hold or position spray guns to direct spray onto articles (42m a shift, robots)
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand4h 31m of 8h touched · 3 million workers · $40k · +1.8% by 2035Where AI or robots show up most: Move freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, ships, or containers, by hand or using trucks, tractors, or other equipment (4h 13m a shift, robots)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers24m of 8h touched · 597,000 workers · $49k · +2.5% by 2035Where AI or robots show up most: Position products, components, or parts for testing (12m a shift, robots)