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From prototype to deployment: Robotics lessons learned on the shop floor
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (638+ words) Startup executives at Fauna, Ultra and Standard Bots discussed some of the challenges they've experienced deploying their industrial robots during a panel at New York Tech Week. Robots are coming to the factory and shop floors, but not all deployments…...
Lawmakers seek to allow CHIPS funding for space-based manufacturers
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (454+ words) A bill circulating the House and the Senate aims to drive U. S. investment in microgravity semiconductor technology to compete with China. Multiple low-Earth orbit projects are already underway. The United States first grew semiconductor crystals in low-Earth orbit as part of…...
US manufacturers have a technology adoption problem, experts say
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (1004+ words) Startup executives and industry advocates at New York City's Tech Week discussed the challenges behind companies' digital transformation strategies and where to make improvements. NEW YORK "As U. S. manufacturers look to implement artificial intelligence and robotics on theirshop floors, they arebeing…...
Global Foundries joins DOE's Genesis Mission
1+ week, 1+ day ago (281+ words) This is the latest collaboration between Global Foundries and the federal government. The company has also partnered with the U. S. National Science Foundation'on workforce development initiatives, the Department of Defense on efforts to strengthen the domestic microelectronics industrial base,'and other…...
Physical AI is ready for wider adoption in some applications: Create Me CEO
2+ week, 5+ day ago (14+ words) Manufacturing Dive...
Fanuc, Google advance industrial robotics as part of recent AI deals
2+ week, 5+ day ago (645+ words) In other news, Kawasaki opens a Silicon Valley center to expand physical AI collaboration between the U. S. and Japan, and Stellantis plans to partner with Accenture and Nvidia on digital twins. Here are some notable physical AI-related updates from May. Industrial…...
5 ways to protect manufacturing from cyberattacks
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (618+ words) Manufacturing suffered the most cyberattacks of any industry last year. Here's what experts say about how to make your company a less attractive target, along with common mistakes to avoid....
Data is the "number one challenge" as manufacturing tech evolves
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1032+ words) Manufacturers are inundated with more data than ever before as they digitize operations. Executives from Amgen, Arcelor Mittal, Carpenter, Ford, GE Appliances and Magna shared advice at an MIT event. As manufacturers increasingly invest in digitization, automation and artificial intelligence,…...
Defense Department increases microelectronics workforce program contract to $100 M
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (444+ words) The Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement consortium is led by Purdue University and involves 34 other academic partners, including Arizona State University and Texas A&M University. The extra funding will allow the SCALE program to provide more hands-on learning opportunities for…...
Massachusetts startup launches "largest robot data factory in the US
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1151+ words) Manufacturing Dive recently visited Tutor Intelligence's new headquarters in Watertown, where the firm is seeing growing demand for its autonomous robots. In a recently renovated office building in Watertown, Massachusetts, 100 robots are slowly learning how to pick up random objects,…...