66 Kuka Production Robots Arrive in Houston for Cybertruck Assembly Line (spotted 12/18/22)

[Ogre]

Yes, assembly robots can include any effector (e.g., welding) plus pick and place.

Absolutely.

The ones in the 10,000 kg range are probably more the pick and place sort of robots.

I just skimmed a few, maybe it’s a mix of bigger and smaller bots.

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[greggertruck]

How reliable is this greg guy from twitter?

He's a friggin pony. I struggle a lot with him personally. ??

(it me.)

 

[greggertruck]

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I need one for my garage shop.

It's a common robotics platform, it's explicitly named in the Cybertruck job postings too fyi!

 

[Dids]

He's a friggin pony. I struggle a lot with him personally. ??

(it me.)

CTOC @greggertruck and Twitter @greggertruck might not be the same guy, no one will ever know. I think we should demand that they submit a photo showing the both of them with a newspaper so we can verify the date.

 

[SolarWizard]

How much is this order worth?

 

[Ogre]

Well we know what he looks like anyhow.

 

[Ogre]

How much is this order worth?

Just looking at the weights, likely $200k+ each. That’s easily a $10m - $20m shipment.

 

[Coolbreeze704]

CTOC @greggertruck and Twitter @greggertruck might not be the same guy, no one will ever know. I think we should demand that they submit a photo showing the both of them with a newspaper so we can verify the date.

Needs a blue twitter check mark

 

[Mini2nut]

I still think the BIW will be manufactured from various grades of steel and welded conventionally by robots. A 100% stainless steel BIW was never mentioned by Tesla, only the exoskeleton. The production Cybertruck needs to remain semi affordable.

 

[Ogre]

I still think the BIW will be manufactured from various grades of steel and welded conventionally by robots. A 100% stainless steel BIW was never mentioned by Tesla, only the exoskeleton. The production Cybertruck needs to remain semi affordable.

If that “leaked” prototype body photo is legit, the body is mostly high strength steel and cast aluminum painted or treated for corrosion resistance.

 

[Crissa]

If that “leaked” prototype body photo is legit, the body is mostly high strength steel and cast aluminum painted or treated for corrosion resistance.

And is the 'mostly' when the outer skin is 3mm stainless?

Like, are we counting mass or volume or pieces?

-Crissa

 

[Ogre]

And is the 'mostly' when the outer skin is 3mm stainless?

Like, are we counting mass or volume or pieces?

-Crissa

Good point. I was just thinking about the bits we saw without the stainless.

 

[Dids]

If that “leaked” prototype body photo is legit, the body is mostly high strength steel and cast aluminum painted or treated for corrosion resistance.

Yeah? It's not. That's a Photoshop. Even the way it dropped is sus. An anon sent it to a little known youtuber in Georgia who included it in a Tesla video with barely a comment until someone posted to Twitter and youtuber back-linked. This YouTuber is making a Tesla news video and doesn't realize the photo value? Either doesn't know anything about Tesla or.... I think I know who Anon is. I see you Kim Java.

 

[Mini2nut]

Hydroformed stainless steel BIW? Single piece cast rear end?

I am very skeptical of these statements.

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