While the following articles suggest this very question is an important aspect of robotics that manufactures can take advantage of to mitigate costs and make modernizing less painful
With the following article making a strong case for the re-shoring of jobs that advanced manufacturing options have historically resulted in as well as laying out the benefits these technologies can provide which allow small scale production of niche products.
Although they don't provide links this article from McKinsey suggests some vehicle manufactures do in fact utilize robotics to ease scaling.
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-i...
While the following articles suggest this very question is an important aspect of robotics that manufactures can take advantage of to mitigate costs and make modernizing less painful
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-i...
With the following article making a strong case for the re-shoring of jobs that advanced manufacturing options have historically resulted in as well as laying out the benefits these technologies can provide which allow small scale production of niche products.
https://itif.org/publications/2019/10/15/robotics-and-future...
I'm sure it's more complicated than three articles can outline. I would like to really know why this can't happen though.