Process for making a reinforced structural member, in particular forming part of an automobile or other vehicle or an aeroplane or a ship, the reinforced structural member comprising an original structural member and a reinforcing carrier and an adhesive bead (3a, 3b) and/or a plurality of adhesive plots arranged between an outer surface of the reinforcing carrier and a contact surface of the original structural member, for structurally bonding the reinforcing carrier to the original structural member, the process comprising the steps: picking-up the reinforcing carrier with a robot, bringing the reinforcing carrier, by correspondingly operating the robot, close to an adhesive dispense unit, moving the carrier, by correspondingly operating the robot, along the adhesive dispense unit according to a predetermined path, and, in timely correspondence to the movement of the carrier, discharging a predetermined amount of adhesive per time from the adhesive dispense unit, to apply the adhesive bead or beads (3a, 3b) and/or adhesive plots on predetermined locations on the outer surface on the reinforcing carrier, hereby controlling the robot and the adhesive dispense unit such that the adhesive bead or beads (3a, 3b) or adhesive plots are formed in a predetermined shape, moving the reinforcing carrier with the applied adhesive bead or beads (3a, 3b) or adhesive plots to the structural member which is arranged in a working space and pressing, by correspondingly operating the robot, the reinforcing carrier into the structural member such that the adhesive bead or beads (3a, 3b) and/or adhesive plots contact predetermined locations on the contact surface of the structural member and adheres thereto to establish a mechanical stable connection, and operating the robot to move the reinforcing carrier with the adhered structural member out of the working space and to release the reinforcing carrier and to return to a start position for picking a next reinforcing carrier and re-starting the process. picking-up the reinforcing carrier with a robot, bringing the reinforcing carrier, by correspondingly operating the robot, close to an adhesive dispense unit, moving the carrier, by correspondingly operating the robot, along the adhesive dispense unit according to a predetermined path, and, in timely correspondence to the movement of the carrier, discharging a predetermined amount of adhesive per time from the adhesive dispense unit, to apply the adhesive bead or beads (3a, 3b) and/or adhesive plots on predetermined locations on the outer surface on the reinforcing carrier, hereby controlling the robot and the adhesive dispense unit such that the adhesive bead or beads (3a, 3b) or adhesive plots are formed in a predetermined shape, moving the reinforcing carrier with the applied adhesive bead or beads (3a, 3b) or adhesive plots to the structural member which is arranged in a working space and pressing, by correspondingly operating the robot, the reinforcing carrier into the structural member such that the adhesive bead or beads (3a, 3b) and/or adhesive plots contact predetermined locations on the contact surface of the structural member and adheres thereto to establish a mechanical stable connection, and operating the robot to move the reinforcing carrier with the adhered structural member out of the working space and to release the reinforcing carrier and to return to a start position for picking a next reinforcing carrier and re-starting the process.