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Factory View of Creative Robot Tool Use

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Generative AI facilitates more efficient factory design, new ways for robots to use tools, and automated materials discovery. Companies look to the moon to deploy remote plant control systems.

Determine Viability Through New Product Introduction

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Now celebrating new products weekly! Custom machines, new robots, manufacturing copilots, will be highlighted in the ‘New Product Introduction’ section. Closing the machine-to-cloud and IT OT gap.

Stuck in the Chasm Deploying Industrial Innovation

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Industrial innovations are coming to market at record pace but challenges in crossing the chasm to the mainstream market remain. AMRs detect pallet jacks and iron ore, green steel, EVs and more!

Accelerated Learning of Robots Using Digital Twins

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Through reinforcement learning in the metaverse, digital twins of robots are learning new tasks at accelerated rates. Monitoring usage patterns and failure modes enables robotics as a service models.

Hole-in-One Robots in Teaching and Metalforming

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Trustworthy generative AI teaches robots 60 difficult, dexterous skills and metalforming. Digital twins can mimic the operations down to every tool, robot arm, and even the pace of human operators.

Ratio of Finished Component Cost to Material Cost: The Idiot Index

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Musk prioritizes manufacturing innovations through a simple ratio dubbed the idiot index. Beyond the giga press, Tesla seeks to die cast nearly all the underbody of an EV in one piece. GE Aerospace develops the Sensiworm for turbine engine inspections.

Ultra-large Press and Single Digit Microns

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Hyundai unveils an ultra-large servo press for their Alabama facility, while Elon Musk seeks single digit micron precision for all parts at Tesla. Battery manufacturer race to automate.

Race Between Technologies in Cathodes & Cobots

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NMC and LFP cathodes duke it out for dominance while new funding looks to scale new battery chemistries, LMFP and LMX. Generative AI assist supply chain management and worker training.

Batteries Not Included For Quality & Efficiency

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Building battery cell manufacturing facilities comes without batteries included. Cell manufacturers must select their own sites, designs, contractors, and equipment to achieve aggressive ramps.