Japan, Oct. 20 -- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has developed the industry's first machining system in which humanoid robots and computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools seamlessly collaborate through physical AI. The system enables humanoid robots to perform tasks traditionally handled by machine-tool operators-including setup, cleaning, the removal and transport of finished products, inspection, and troubleshooting-thereby helping to reduce labor requirements at machining sites.Against the backdrop of a serious labor shortage in the manufacturing industry, demand is growing for the automation of tasks performed by operators at machining sites. However, replacing tasks that rely on human physical capabilities-such...