3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (634+ words) Humanoid robots have firmly entered mainstream conversation. CES 2026 made that unmistakable. Walking, lifting, interacting machines dominated exhibition halls, reinforcing the impression that humanoids are ready to move beyond demos into real industrial environments. This perception was amplified by a series…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (786+ words) Manufacturing is approaching a turning point where robotics and AI are no longer treated as different entities. Instead, the two are interacting to change how factories operate, scale and compete. According to "The Impact of Technology in 2026 and Beyond: an…...

2+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (321+ words) Industrial manufacturers today face a pivotal moment. Supply chain volatility, electrification, nearshoring and workforce shortages are converging with a powerful opportunity: The ability to operate more of their enterprises autonomously. The future of manufacturing isn't just smarter'it is fundamentally different....

3+ week, 19+ hour ago  (168+ words) Industry Week Stop Losing Millions to Broken Operations: A Forrester-Backed Blueprint for Multi-Site Manufacturing Labor cost pressure, near-shoring complexity, and tightening margins are already squeezing your plants. Disconnected tools, inconsistent tiered meetings, and slow problem escalation aren't just frustrating your…...

10+ mon, 3+ day ago  (247+ words) These cyber challenges compound existing macro pressures manufacturers face. Research from Rockwell Automation ranks cyber risk as the third most significant external threat to manufacturing operations, surpassed only by global inflation and rising energy costs. Drawing from my experience developing…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (583+ words) For years, the promise of the data-driven factory has glittered on the horizon, a beacon of optimized efficiency and intelligent operations. We've been inundated with the gospel of Industry 4. 0, investing in a sprawling ecosystem of sensors, IIo T platforms and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (886+ words) Walk through almost any manufacturing facility today and you will not see artificial intelligence on the production floor. There are no robots announcing decisions or algorithms hanging on clipboards. Yet AI is already present inside most manufacturing organizations'quietly, informally and…...

4+ week, 19+ hour ago  (905+ words) I seldom hear discussions about when to do a time study, or whether a value stream map is needed, or where to use Six Sigma in a process." So, does lean still matter? Up until a few years ago, when…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (365+ words) Yet the shift to localization isn't a smooth process. Older logistics networks and connectivity dips can cause delays, and the reliance on local assets could mean higher distribution costs for manufacturers. Industrial AI is uniquely positioned to alleviate some of…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1094+ words) Identifying successful manufacturing AI deployments, such as those in use at semiconductor manufacturer Global Foundries, gives us the opportunity to shift the conversation about AI away from large language models (LLMs) like Chat GPT and back onto technologies that inarguably…...