the factory floor
noun
: the part of a factory among the ordinary workers where products are made
There's talk on the factory floor about a possible strike.
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Calvin robots begin factory operations Renault’s humanoid robot platform, known as Calvin, is already operating on the factory floor at the company’s Douai plant in France.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
And in January, Hyundai announced that Boston Dynamic's Atlas robots were getting ready to hit the factory floor.
—New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2026
Trump then toured the Thermo Fisher facility, observing packaging operations on the factory floor.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Mar. 2026
Scott Nova, executive director of the Worker Rights Consortium, said problems on the factory floor are more prevalent in this region.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 3 Mar. 2026
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
And in January, Hyundai announced that Boston Dynamic's Atlas robots were getting ready to hit the factory floor.
—New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2026
Trump then toured the Thermo Fisher facility, observing packaging operations on the factory floor.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Mar. 2026
Scott Nova, executive director of the Worker Rights Consortium, said problems on the factory floor are more prevalent in this region.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 3 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the factory floor
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“The factory floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20factory%20floor. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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