Richard's Inside Look at the World's Largest Car Factory | Richard Hammond's Big

Richard Hammond visits the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, and gets an exclusive inside look on their new robotic arm tech, and their unique chairs built to quickly get human workers in and out of a car.
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[@peterchisangamwamba9100]

viedeos are too short

[@guidedmeditation2396]

Whats next? Robot Brothels?

[@rickxiang5617]

Guided Meditation ji

[@chimukahabasonda9048]

"I've read about robots like this on the internet" lol

[@Samld1200]

I went on the internet and I saw this

[@anuttampani1271]

🤣🤣🤣

[@across646]

Such robots are called cobots

[@MrJoeCla]

This reminds me of working at Bentley Motors, just a lot less robots there and a lot more alcoholics.......

[@BentleyBohemian_96]

Nice one day I'd like to visit it for myself. Lol see how I'm made 😅

[@joaswesterbeek8126]

As far as i know, Bentley is a part of the Volkswagen Group.

[@BentleyBohemian_96]

@@joaswesterbeek8126 still want to visit the production line

[@thefreedomguyuk]

@@BentleyBohemian_96 With your name, of course you must ! They do actually offer factory tours to the general public.

[@thefreedomguyuk]

@@joaswesterbeek8126 Yeah, and the vehicles may still be "bastards", BMW engined Volkswagens. Posh Volkswagens, though....

[@Memerino-ly7yr]

someone's car has a seatbelt installed by hammond

[@JosefHu]

Not really, that was a training model.

[@oxygengraphafonadelaverberator]

Someone is wet behind the ears..

[@am8o2]

and that person is in a casket

[@darkshadowsx5949]

@@oxygengraphafonadelaverberator someone is eating a sandwich right now.

[@DonNorway]

*Had* as it has surely crashed by now

[@slickstretch6391]

"Yes. Just step into his arms. If you'd like to." "We call zis hugging." XD

[@RabbitConfirmed]

I could neva

[@DrZbo]

I like how they gave him a little padding for his rolex lol

[@DrZbo]

@@waynepantry7023 its ON the watch and it's for both.

[@batlu97]

That prevents scratches on visible areas for the customer

[@yessirrr735]

5:00 richard thought hed escaped the short jokes that came so often in top gear

[@mzhuang4242]

Yasar Syed how hard can it be!? Haha

[@Akkillies]

The guy in the red shirt has totally received a handy J from that robot.

[@willtaylor6112]

100% especially the way he looks and smiles at it. Lol

[@JRRossi101]

Na, my money's on pineapple boy.

[@proberts34]

. . .and then gotten a hug. 😁

[@benlabrier3550]

Big day ahead, gonna be on TV with Richard Hammond. Better wear my best pineapple sweater 🍍

[@wakawashi8574]

Maybe he had no Idea

[@nilsgr]

what do you mean? that sweater is legendary

[@HawsDaBaws]

As someone that works is a factory with robots making mufflers for vehicles i'm astounded at how clean the shop and robots are.

[@SamDePrez]

germans

[@danielnapast4955]

A welding shop environment is completely different than an assembly plant. Its amazing to me that the guys in the stainless steel “clean room” at my work can be just two feet from the filth of the production weld shop

[@elarby5027]

👍💎

[@Da51lva]

"We will find out" Who said Germans have no sense of humour?

[@TWARDOWSKY.]

Da51lva you mean this guy in a white shirt?, he looks rather terrified😜

[@5Andysalive]

As a technician i can reveal: machines DO call in sick.... Thankfully.

[@theodor12]

"we call this hugging"

[@cruzonthehill]

Absolutely magnificent. What a wounder. We are truly living in the future.

[@matthewstephen8873]

*wonder

[@ghost-4230]

We are living in the present and this comment was posted in the past

[@McGrady412]

I want that seat, but not the job. ha

[@joermnyc]

The fact that there is actual consumer demand for 3,600 new cars a DAY is crazy considering the price of a new car these days.

[@dragospahontu]

In the west people are doing well. You can get a Golf for 20,000€.

[@greghawkins59]

Nerds: move into his arms, we call this hugging

[@chewbacca5008]

The pineapple sweater. Takes a real man.

[@jackydark9158]

A study in efficiency. The place I work is a study in inefficiency.

[@slickstretch6391]

"All I asked for was a freaking rotating chair!" I feel like Hammond could have installed that seat belt in less than 60 seconds if they weren't trying to ham it up for the episode.

[@Finallybianca]

Adrian with his Detroit accent in Germany. Bet his Family worked for the big three.

[@johnhogan9547]

I worked there in 2000...unbelievable place

[@Arcadiez]

So many solutions for ergonomics. But try being a bag loader at an airport. Small area warm weather. Carry several tonnes of bags in less than 30min then you go to the next plane and do the exact same thing

[@mohammedawais8699]

Brilliant video

[@stinchjack]

On tonight's episode of Top Gear, Richard stands on a roof, Richard talks about his grandad, and Richard sits on a chair

[@davelydon1982]

Amazing stuff 😉

[@Charlieneumann04]

"is he in hugging mode or crushing mode" " we will find out" 🤣🤣🤣

[@v4lkerya]

Living in Wolfsburg, it makes me kinda proud! :D

[@icedbailey7130]

Mein Mann

[@dragospahontu]

What is the wage for a worker on the factory line?

[@davidsmit1069]

Very nice makes the job easier

[@carbonking53]

That pineapple sweater😂

[@johnathansmith9059]

THEY TOOK OUR JAAABBBSSSS

[@stepsmikoy2017]

de tukr jurbs

[@johnathansmith9059]

@@stepsmikoy2017 Durrrkaa durrr!.

[@aamirashrafali8752]

6:21 i like how he covered his rolex with a foam strap

[@aamirashrafali8752]

@@waynepantry7023 i guess he did it ,so that he doesn't scratch his rolex !

[@sravan_krishnan]

"It was undoing, not doing"

[@muctop17]

5:38 Here they tell you: 60 sec to do the job! Fixing one Belt. But a new car every 16 sec ! ? So you know: they have more than one production line there in Wolfsburg! Normal speed of a line in Germany is about that 60 sec per work station for smaller models or up to 250 sec for middleclass cars. So I assume they have about 5-6 lines in Wolfsburg for all the different models? And then yout get a new car every 16 sec working from Monday 06:00 am until Friday 10:00 pm. (Edit: wrong time mark)

[@TheCrazyhumans]

3:11 We call this hugging :D

[@thatcopenguy]

I remember when I worked at an Audi Factory. I was at the training center and I basically was paid for wasting company resources. I go to rev an R8 & a tour to the factory though, so that was nice.

[@dragospahontu]

What did they pay you?

[@barackobama9815]

@@dragospahontu Cranjis McBasketball

[@dragospahontu]

@@barackobama9815 what?

[@saabaton169]

That explains so much about Volkswagen's...

[@dragospahontu]

They also make a Seat Tarraco in this factory

[@Mirda-bg3pi]

Now i want to work there...

[@blondeguy08]

Please make episodes longer

[@micha3502]

6:20 bosch angle exact

[@TS-zj9ko]

Nice

[@princehassaniii530]

You get to love the little hamster 🐹...... 😂😂😂😂😂

[@robertr7923]

there is (24*365*3600) = 31536000 seconds in year. 31,5 milion seconds. 800000 cars per year means roughly 1 car each 40 seconds if the factory is running 24/7 or 168 hours a week. According to hammond, it produces a car in 16 seconds, which means the factory is running around 68 hours a week.

[@valentin5234]

In Germany workes got rights. You are not allowed to work longer than 10 hours for a short time and long time for 8 hours a day, you have the right to not work on every sunday etc. During night there will be produced way less cars that day

[@juangato6522]

Wow

[@romcomomg]

Geiles Outfit, Ananas !!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@delliscool4924]

I open my mouth like a fool when i see the miracilous minds that engineered and implemented this factory !

[@slayer_dan]

Time when i was working there in VW Wolfsburg

[@845835]

No, they don't call in sick...they simply break.

[@panadaboy5699]

And can be fixed easily

[@845835]

@@panadaboy5699 Oh yea I'm sure it's as easy as Ctrl+Alt+Del. I can't wait for those who make, program, and maintain these machines to be replaced by robots too. Those responsible for fixing these are most definitely overpaid for what is most definitely something easy to fix.

[@panadaboy5699]

@@845835 nah bro it's easy u just need to put some double A batteries in

[@nessotrin]

@@845835 Easy to fix ? You have never worked on a robot it seems. Those are the worst.

[@845835]

@@nessotrin I was being sarcastic to Panda Boy

[@ericjensen9375]

Wow, that’s a lot of check engine lights.

[@dragospahontu]

Volkswagen make some of the best diesel engines

[@MakeSushi1]

lol hybrid team of robots and humans, obviously that robotic hand thing will fully replace humans in a few years! will probably be making sushi as well and have me out of a job too 😅

[@taylorgarrett793]

i doubt it. there are some things that only a human can do

[@stefanzzz6778]

I work with robots in manufacturing. What I say to people, they don’t mean less people, but your job will change. Keeping these things running takes a huge amount of effort and skills.

[@dragospahontu]

@@stefanzzz6778 that's the aim

[@thefreedomguyuk]

I think Hammond may have landed himself the best job in the world here!

[@samrouse5481]

How does this not have more views lol

[@Arltratlo]

there just a few people in Australia... not like 450 million in Europe...

[@hydroruf]

How did Richard and 16000 workers survive without high vis jackets?

[@jonatanolsen37]

Leaning over does not give you back problems, sitting does XD

[@eusebiusbob3249]

That guy sure wears that pineapple well

[@trexmidnite]

Richard always a pain in the behind..

[@efahngon]

Is that a version of Xbox kinect I see on the robot @ 2:09

[@frozenprakash]

0:07 Honestly 😅 6.5 Million m2 = 6.5 Km2 It's like saying I have a 1,000,000 micrometre scale, which can also be called as a 100 cm scale or a Meter scale 😇

[@smilingskull7827]

Little do they know, Mirko will be replacing the ceo saving millions in bonuses.

[@rez4405]

Where will all these cars gonna go

[@0farmerjohn0]

Don't worry Richard. When skynet goes online we'll have machines building machines.

[@sweeptheleg.]

Producing 800,000 endless money pits per year according to Scotty Kilmer. 😁

[@h3llblaz3r12]

With how fast they produce them they are bound to be cutting corners, It's no wonder why they are money pits

[@ashdjones]

I owned this at time of pub.

[@zyourzgrandzmaz]

Cool show bad host

[@tolman4497]

bruh why you gotta insult Hammond

[@shadowxxe]

Do not insult the hamster he'll come crashing through your house in a rimac and set you straight

[@jb76489]

Where do they fake the missions tests?

[@milorobays2272]

1 car every 16 sec, why do i had to wait 3 monts for my car?????

[@joshuakotei6261]

Transport and because all volkswagen Cars are manufactured in Germany it will take a while to get to you in the US

[@TheTarrMan]

How did I know it was Volkswagen.

[@Andressantiagooo99]

I’m binge watching all this guys stuff rn where his vistes cool places what’s his name Richard or whatever

[@Omanastylez]

I want to believe him that it is 3 - 4 years before robots will work alongside humans. But.. the guy has a pineapple sweater on.

[@hakimben8472]

So only 3 screws are holding the entire seatbelt. interesting

[@batlu97]

Those are beefy screws holding 40Nm

[@Shithead63]

This is where I work.

[@JT-sz7xc]

This is really cool, but do we need one auto manufacturer plant that can produce 800k cars a year?

[@artano5954]

This is the biggest car factory.................................. in the world.

[@saieelprabhu2581]

This is the biggest car factory pause in the world

[@MiguelBaptista1981]

I can almost hear the HOW DARE YOU's. But the machines zone out the noise :P

[@jonnynomoney4453]

watch their faces with no sound at 5:38 lol what is happening

[@thetwogardens6048]

I wonder what it will be like in 100 years time ????

[@JackCarregan]

they do call in sick. they break down all the time.

[@cracka5431]

That's what engineers and technicians are for.

[@rrrohan2288]

thats uber big

[@lsellclumanetsolarenergyll5071]

My neck of the woods. Been there worked there and know ever corner of that place. Robots actually help humans. Weight assist is a major thing the USA is now catching up on. Welding is another because DOT welding can be done quicker and more accurate than any human can do it. And robots can't touch and feel like human's and will take generations of engineering to come closer to it. Value the human body and you see why robots do the work for human's which are problematic for human's and than you understand it.

[@sedricgaming9139]

It’s crazy someone in top gear owns owns so many car companies like Porsche idk all

[@sohail_tanwar]

RDJ getting trained to work with robots

[@MrKinezos01]

Bob Morton Likes this Post .... (Robocop 1)

[@_Flyingtoast]

3:12 "Crazy Russian Scientist Invents "hugging""

[@danielyeroshalmi7492]

was that lady painting the car by hand?

[@shadowxxe]

It was probably a glue or adhesive

[@edwardmyers1746]

This VW place is probably churning out some Audi cars too

[@Arltratlo]

@TheSushiraw what you call near by, 600km?

[@Arltratlo]

its a VW factory, not Audi...

[@dragospahontu]

No, Seat actually

[@richard_nj]

how does 800000 cars per year add up to 3600 a day? that would mean the factory's only operating on 222 days per year..... I guess the actual daily average is lower and 3600 is just the peak output

[@Sedna063]

They do not run 24/7

[@bilal6094]

Haven't they watched I, Robot..

[@smOOdiebOOdie]

🍍

[@dionjones7440]

The robots will be here to assist the human worker.. more like take over the human worker !

[@prof.m.ottozeeejcdecs9998]

there will be a day, when no human will build anything, if the great flood does not come first, or a new ice-age... When no-one can make an income from work, how is that person going to buy a car? Universal income is a must, in the interest of all parties involved.

[@johnny_eth]

The people do the robots building the cars

[@howegav]

Do the robots install the cheatware, or do the humans still do that?

[@JJ-uu8bo]

gavser Gavser LOL 👍🇩🇰

[@markiangooley]

Is this the Volkswagen facility with the sausage factory?

[@philippsteigerwald7695]

Yes

[@dragospahontu]

@@philippsteigerwald7695 they closed it down now

[@ma-nh9zg]

There should be robots in industries but only 15 to 20 percent........

[@PaulTaylor80]

What’s its first name Angela?

[@chadmoodley3497]

I always thought toyota had the biggest car factory

[@Arltratlo]

its is or was the biggest producer of cars, thats not saying they got the biggest factory, but its still posible!

[@chaabitahatakieddine]

I'm studying automation and it's the most horrible thing 😂😂😂😂

[@Okanaganguy2021]

In world where corporations want robots not people who will buy these cars if nobody is working:(

[@Sedna063]

Do you see how many workers there are?

[@jaket3453]

A car every 16 seconds? That makes me wonder... How many cars are bought in a year???

[@Arltratlo]

8 million

[@anishadamane4179]

I thought he would go to the Gita factory

[@ameenmohamed5367]

They're all robots including the humans.

[@muhammadazlanibrahim8819]

Cycle time