From the factory floor to office tools, artificial intelligence (AI) is being woven into nearly every product and process. Companies are racing to embrace it, and the line between hype and genuine innovation is getting blurrier by the day.
At Automate, a trade show for industrial automation in Detroit this week, there was plenty of real talk about where things are headed. Yes, we’re still human, but it’s clear we’re building a future where intelligent machines are not just tools, they are collaborators.
It’s not fear that’s driving this moment. It’s curiosity. It’s optimism. Maybe even a little awe.
In the latest episode of IndustryWeek’s Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, several Endeavor Business Media editors took a break from the show floor just long enough to reflect on what it means to work hand-in-servo with AI, not just around it:
As Machine Design’s technical editor, Sharon Spielman produces content for the brand’s focus audience—design and multidisciplinary engineers. Her beat includes 3D printing/CAD; mechanical and motion systems, with an emphasis on pneumatics and linear motion; automation; robotics; and CNC machining.
Spielman has more than three decades of experience as a writer and editor for a range of B2B brands, including those that cover machine design; electrical design and manufacturing; interconnection technology; food and beverage manufacturing; process heating and cooling; finishing; and package converting.
