An oral care implement fabrication system comprising: a cluster of process stations arranged around a central area therebetween; a robot having an articulated robotic arm located in the central area between the process stations, the robotic arm being segmented and having a plurality of rotational joints (47, 48, 50, 52, 54), the robotic arm being operable to access each of the process stations; a grasping tool disposed on a distal end of the robotic arm, the tool configured to releasably engage and transport a plurality of oral care implement bodies between the process stations; a programmable controller operably coupled to the robot, the controller controlling movement, orientation, and position of the robotic arm; a first one of the process stations being a first injection molding machine operable to form oral care implement skeletons from a first material comprising plastic; a second one of the process stations being a second injection molding machine which overmolds a second material onto the first material to form oral care implement overmolded bodies; and a third one of the process stations being a cooling machine which cools the skeletons from the first injection molding machine prior to overmolding the second material; wherein the robotic arm is operable to transfer skeletons from the first injection molding machine to the cooling machine, retrieve cooled skeletons from the cooling machine, and transfer the cooled skeletons to the second injection molding machine for overmolding, wherein a fourth one of the process stations is a third injection molding machine which overmolds the second material onto the first material to form an oral care implement overmolded body, wherein the robotic arm in particular is operable to retrieve cooled skeletons from the cooling machine, and transfer the cooled skeletons to the third injection molding machine for overmolding, wherein the grasping tool is configured to remove overmolded skeletons and transfer cooled skeletons simultaneously. a cluster of process stations arranged around a central area therebetween; a robot having an articulated robotic arm located in the central area between the process stations, the robotic arm being segmented and having a plurality of rotational joints (47, 48, 50, 52, 54), the robotic arm being operable to access each of the process stations; a grasping tool disposed on a distal end of the robotic arm, the tool configured to releasably engage and transport a plurality of oral care implement bodies between the process stations; a programmable controller operably coupled to the robot, the controller controlling movement, orientation, and position of the robotic arm; a first one of the process stations being a first injection molding machine operable to form oral care implement skeletons from a first material comprising plastic; a second one of the process stations being a second injection molding machine which overmolds a second material onto the first material to form oral care implement overmolded bodies; and a third one of the process stations being a cooling machine which cools the skeletons from the first injection molding machine prior to overmolding the second material; wherein the robotic arm is operable to transfer skeletons from the first injection molding machine to the cooling machine, retrieve cooled skeletons from the cooling machine, and transfer the cooled skeletons to the second injection molding machine for overmolding, wherein a fourth one of the process stations is a third injection molding machine which overmolds the second material onto the first material to form an oral care implement overmolded body, wherein the robotic arm in particular is operable to retrieve cooled skeletons from the cooling machine, and transfer the cooled skeletons to the third injection molding machine for overmolding, wherein the grasping tool is configured to remove overmolded skeletons and transfer cooled skeletons simultaneously.