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AI in manufacturing: Where it’s been and where it’s going

Control Engineering

Manufacturing AI insights The integration of AI into discrete manufacturing aligns with the concept of Industry 4.0, which is characterized by advancements in technologies like the industrial internet of things (IIoT) and robotics. Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere.

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Assembler robot groups have potential for making larger structures

Control Engineering

Robotics insights. Work is being done toward having groups of robots that are capable of assembling larger structures such as buildings and even robots. Developing this kind of system requires intelligence to be built into the robots themselves so they can operate well as a team. There’s just the structure.”.

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AI-enabled approach helps make autonomous robots safe, reliable

Control Engineering

Robots insights MIT researchers have developed a technique that can solve complex stabilize-avoid problems while improving stability. The paper will be presented at the Robotics: Science and Systems conference. This simulated jet model was open-sourced in 2018 and had been designed by flight control experts as a testing challenge.

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Intelligent manufacturing: The Canadian story

Automation Mag

T he Canadian manufacturing industry is well aware of the importance of embracing artificial intelligence (AI). So, where does Canadian manufacturing stand today? AI has been a staple in digital transformation technologies for several decades now. They’re doing things but they’re not necessarily working smart.

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Hannover Messe 2023 Day One: Manufacturers emphasizing industrial transformation, flexibility

Control Engineering

Making automation more open and smarter Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning play a role in enhancing automation by providing information to the user. You can train an AI model to learn patterns,” said Werner Paulin, the product owner of Nupano, an open automation platform making its debut at Hannover Messe.