Beamers

The tour of BMW was a fantastic look at the modern assembly line. I was really surprised by the level of technology that was involved with the line. The robots on the line were really impressive. The versatility of the robots, which had six joints, made them able to move in nearly every possible way. The robots could also open the hood, trunk, and doors. This made me a bit worried thinking about robots with intelligence. Our tour guide told us that men could not do the accurate welding that the robots could do and that helped increase the speed of the line with less flaws to the vehicle. It was really fascinating to see the robots in action. In contrast, near the end of the line it was all people doing the final work like installing the interior. This kind of surprised me, hut then I realized that the end of the line work was more intricate with the individual accessories needed in each specific car. Overall, I was really impressed with the tour of the plant.