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"Inside the Factory": The Manufacturing Show You Didn't Know You Needed

Jan. 31, 2025
Missing "How It's Made"? The BBC's show delivers hour-long deep dives into production lines, with a fascinating historical twist.
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Eliza: The $420k AI Companion Robot Bringing AI to Life

Jan. 24, 2025
Eliza Wakes Up is a project that's creating a new generation of humanoid robots with AI in a very human-like form to be assistants, conversationalists, and companions.
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A 3D-rendering of an automated robot bee pollinating a blue orchid.
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Vertical Farming 2.0: MIT's Robotic Pollinators Could Take Agriculture to New Heights

Jan. 17, 2025
MIT researchers are working on creating robotic pollinators to help farmers increase yields while reducing the environmental harm of agriculture.
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SenseRobot Chess
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CES 2025: When AI Meets Daily Life

Jan. 10, 2025
Step into a world where robots play chess, necklaces track emotions, and AI dolls tell bedtime stories—welcome to CES 2025.
Top Fun Manufacturing Innovations of 2024
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Top Fun Manufacturing Innovations of 2024

Dec. 27, 2024
Read through 2024's most entertaining and thought-provoking manufacturing innovations, where the serious business of industrial progress meets the spirit of human imagination....

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Editorial eBook: What Is...? Understanding Key Manufacturing Technologies and Techniques

Aug. 13, 2024
From PCs to generative design, gain a better understanding of essential equipment and processes in manufacturing.
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IIT VERO Vacuum Robot
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Fun Innovations Friday: Robot Dog Sucks Up Trash With Its Feet

Aug. 2, 2024
A four-legged robot vacuum named VERO, developed by Italian researchers, autonomously scours the ground for cigarette butts, potentially changing environmental cleanup efforts...
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Fun Innovations Friday: Industrial Heat Could Be Your New Drinking Water Source
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The Unlikely Manufacturing Byproduct Being Used to Create Drinking Water

July 26, 2024
Norway is stepping up its sustainability by finding a way to recycle its 20 TWh of waste heat per year to create energy and purify water in the process.
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Fun Innovations Friday: Artificial Intelligence Is Helping People Avoid Car Rental Nightmares

July 19, 2024
ProovStation has found a use for AI in the car rental industry, making a frustrating process more transparent and worry-free.
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There's a New Type of 3D Printing in Town and It Uses Lasers

July 12, 2024
FMAP combines 3D printing and lasers to create multimaterial, multilayered sensors and circuit boards, even going as far as printing sensors embedded within a structure.