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Photograph, Welding robots manufacturing the body of a Hyundai IONIQ5

This is a Photograph. It was photographed by Christopher Payne and subject: Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Christopher Payne as part of Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne.

It is dated 2025. Its medium is digital pigment print. It is a part of the Exhibitions department.


More than 500 welding robots work in concert to manufacture the IONIQ 5 electric SUV.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 96.5 × 120.7 cm (38 × 47 1/2 in.) Not framed

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