Automobile manufacturing has always been at the forefront of science and automation: from Henry Ford's assembly line to Toyota's just-in-time method. Our dependence on automobiles shaped the politics of the 20th century.
In the 20th century, humans traversed the skies, crossing vast distances and continents by air. From Boeing to Airbus, this is the story of the machines that take us to those places and their manufacturing process.
This episode delves into the complex world of the arms industry and the factories that drive it, from the production needed to supply large armies, to the incredible scientific and social advances it fosters.
This episode examines the products we consume and discard in our daily lives. The speed and low cost of automated production allow us access to more goods than ever before. Their manufacture, use, and turnover are immense.
Today, factories are largely automated. Since its introduction in the 1970s, robotics has freed workers from repetitive and dangerous tasks, but it has also taken over jobs on the assembly line.