At the Automate trade show in Chicago last week, the exhibit hall was buzzing with talk about collaborative robots. The next-generation machines allow robots to operate side-by-side with humans on assembly lines.

Tech legend Steve Wozniak spoke to a packed ballroom during a joint keynote address yesterday at the Automate and ProMat shows in Chicago. The computer industry pioneer shared his views on a wide variety of topics, including humanoid robots.

Apple Inc. reportedly has a team of more than 100 engineers working on a top-secret project in Silicon Valley called Titan. Their goal is to rethink and reinvent the automobile.

Board games with a manufacturing theme can be a good way to teach the basic principles of mass production.

Although Ford's legendary Rouge complex is almost 100 years old, it's still an impressive manufacturing facility.