Northrop Grumman co‑bot reduces F‑35 CNI bolt installation from hours to minutes
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Northrop Grumman announced a collaborative robot on September 30 that cuts the bolt‑installation task for the Communications, Navigation and Identification (CNI) module on the F‑35 from hours to only a few minutes.
The co‑bot assists technicians in securing the front housing of the CNI module, allowing them to focus on other critical work, while AI inspection systems are being added to scan finished components for microscopic flaws; the CNI module integrates more than 27 functions into a software‑defined radio framework and the facility delivered its 1,500th unit on January 12 and recently handed off its 1,600th airframe segment.