Within a few months, the world’s busiest widebody aircraft assembly line will change again. Mobile robotic carts will begin replacing human workers shuttling parts and tools to machinists assembling Boeing 787s in Everett, Washington. Each automated cart will bear kits loaded with precisely enough gear to occupy a machinist for 2h. As each kit is exhausted, the mobile assistant will reappear with a fresh kit, restarting the machinists’ 2h clock.
