Hammer Time: Machina Labs’ Edward Mehr on Autonomous Blacksmith Bots and Extra

Hammer Time: Machina Labs’ Edward Mehr on Autonomous Blacksmith Bots and Extra

Edward Mehr works the place AI meets the anvil.  The corporate he cofounded, Machina Labs, blends the most recent developments in robotics and AI to kind metallic into numerous shapes to be used in protection, aerospace, and extra. The corporate’s functions speed up design and innovation, enabling speedy iteration and manufacturing in days as a substitute of the months required by standard processes. NVIDIA AI Podcast host Noah Kravitz speaks with Mehr, CEO of Machina Labs, on how the corporate makes use of AI to develop the first-ever robotic blacksmith. Its Robotic Craftsman platform integrates seven-axis robots that may form, scan, trim and drill a variety of supplies — all capabilities made attainable by means of AI.

Time Stamps

1:12: What does Machina Labs do?
3:37: Mehr’s background
8:45: Machina Lab’s manufacturing platform, the Robotic Craftsman
10:39: Machina Lab’s historical past and the way AI performs a task in its work
15:07: The flexibility of the Robotic Craftsman
21:48: How the Robotic Craftsman was skilled in simulations utilizing AI-generated manufacturing information
28:10: From manufacturing facility to family — Mehr’s perception on the way forward for robotic functions

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