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Welcome to episode five of Machine Chatter. Today we cover ProveIt! Conference of Industrial DataOps and Humanoids. Starting with the ProveIt! Conference review, then cover recent developments in Humanoids. Summarize each source and comment on key remarks by top leaders, and speculate about the future of these technologies.

Industrial DataOps

• ProveIt! Conference

• Litmus Unveils Next-Generation AI Capabilities at ProveIT, Revolutionizing Industrial DataOps

  • Litmus Announces GENAI at ProveIt! 2025

• HiveMQ Introduces HiveMQ Pulse, a Next-Generation Distributed Data Intelligence Platform

• Opto 22 Announces NEW PRODUCT FEATURE for Groov Epic at ProveIt! 2025

Humanoids

• The Humanoid 100: Mapping the Humanoid Robot Value Chain

• Helix: A Vision-Language-Action Model for Generalist Humanoid Control

• Into the Omniverse: How OpenUSD and Synthetic Data Are Shaping the Future for Humanoid Robot

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Welcome to episode four of Machine Chatter. Today, we cover cobots and automation. We start with the Collaborate conference, Teradyne earnings report, Manhattan Associates results, and Interact Analysis warehouse automation order trends. For each source, analyze the top data points, assess remarks by top leaders, and speculate about the future of these technologies in 2025.

Cobots

• Collaborate North America 2025

  • Collaborate 2025 - Automation at Scale

  • UR brings together distributors, partners, customers at Collaborate North America 2025 - The Robot Report

  • A3’s Alex Shikany Provides Automation Overview at Collaborate 2025 | Packaging World

  • Manufacturers check out collaborative robots at Novi convention

  • Cutting edge "cobot" technology gets manufacturing audience in Novi - CBS Detroit

• Teradyne Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Results

  • Financial Results for Q4 and Full Year 2024

  • Teradyne 4Q24 Earnings Call Prepared Remarks

Warehouse Automation

• Warehouse Automation Project Orders Declined by 3% in 2024 - Interact Analysis

• Manhattan Associates Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

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Welcome to episode three of Machine Chatter. In this episode, we cover five industry reports starting with Make UK, Verdantix, Gartner, Nucleus Research, and finally Descartes. For each report we discuss the core themes, leading technologies and vendors, unique use cases, and business impacts.

• Executive Survey 2025, delivered by Make UK in association with PwC UK

• Green Quadrant: Industrial Data Management Solutions 2025

• Gartner Report: Predicts 2025: Supply Chain Operational Technology

• Nucleus Research Warehouse Management Systems Technology Value Matrix ™ 2024

• Descartes Supply Chain Intelligence Benchmark Survey 2024 Results

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Welcome to episode two of Machine Chatter, covering the industrial announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025. CES 2025 featured robotics, vehicle technology, advanced mobility, AR/VR/XR, and AI. Leading the industrial presence were NVIDIA and Siemens, but displays from Toyota, Deere, Komatsu and more were not to be missed.

Lead Announcements

NVIDIA

• Experience Digital Twins in XR with NVIDIA Omniverse Spatial Streaming

• Building Smarter Autonomous Machines: NVIDIA Announces Early Access for Omniverse Sensor RTX

• NVIDIA Expands Omniverse With Generative Physical AI

• NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Keynote at CES 2025

• KION Teams with NVIDIA and Accenture to Optimize Supply Chains with AI-Powered Robots and Digital Twins

Siemens

• Siemens unveils breakthrough innovations in industrial AI and digital twin technology at CES 2025

• Siemens and Sony deliver breakthrough Immersive Engineering

• CES 2025: A Chat with Siemens EDA CEO Mike Ellow - EE Times

• Siemens unveils breakthrough innovations in industrial AI and digital twin technologies at CES 2025

CES Topic Areas

Vehicle Tech and Advanced Mobility

• “Toyota Woven City,” a Test Course for Mobility, Completes Phase 1 Construction and Prepares for Launch

• Schaeffler Unveils New Era of Motion Technology at CES 2025

• STRADVISION Brings Production-Ready AI Vision to CES® 2025

• VicOne and MediaTek Demonstrating Industry-Leading Cybersecurity with Automotive Telematics at CES 2025

• CES 2025: Advancing the future of automotive and mobility - Microsoft Industry Blogs

• John Deere Reveals New Autonomous Machines & Technology at CES 2025

• Komatsu features innovation for extreme applications at CES 2025

Robotics

• Dreame Technology Stuns CES 2025 with Innovative Technologies Including Its Groundbreaking Bionic Multi-Joint Robotic Arm Technology and a Full Range of Products Such as the X50 Ultra

• Lucid Bots CEO Andrew Ashur Shares Vision for AI-Powered Robotics and Smart Manufacturing at CES 2025

Other

• Italian Startup 3dnextech Enhances 3D Printing and Reshapes Plastics Manufacturing at CES 2025

• DFI and DEEPX Unveil Revolutionary Edge AI at CES 2025 to Power Smart Cities and Industries APAC

• P&R Measurement Debuts at CES 2025: Redefining AI Industrial Applications and Flexible Manufacturing

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Manufacturing underwent transformative changes in 2024 as humanoid robots from Figure, Agility, and Tesla entered factory floors, revolutionizing assembly operations. Automotive manufacturing saw a dramatic shift toward gigacastings and simplified electric vehicle architectures, while 3D printing challenged traditional injection molding with improved economics and production speeds. The integration of AI-driven quality control and predictive maintenance systems accelerated, with computer vision and digital twin technologies becoming standard across leading manufacturing facilities.

Below are the key sources by theme that shaped this week’s podcast listed in chronological order.

1. Changing Assembly Processes

• JAN 29 Here are all >120 Giga Press Orders - Luca Grecoita

• MAR 1 Take a tour of the Rivian EV Manufacturing Plant, and go behind the scenes with founder RJ Scaringe

• APR 23 UMaine’s new 3D printer smashes former Guinness World Record to advance the next generation of advanced manufacturing - UMaine News

• JUL 10 How do you produce three drive types on a single assembly line? - Porsche Newsroom

• AUG 08 Case study: Precision manufacturing with the MetraSCAN 3D

• AUG 09 A Chinese Company Just 'Gigacast' An Entire Underbody; Here's Why That Might Be A Bad Thing - The Autopian

• AUG 14 Rocket Lab | The World's Largest AFP Machine Of Its Kind

• AUG 21 Toyota to test Tesla-style EV gigacasting machine at Japan plant - Nikkei

• SEP 03 The Gigacasting Question: Innovation Vs. Investment In Auto Production

• SEP 12 Tesla Details ‘Unboxed’ Assembly Process in Patent

• SEP 19 Honda rethinks manufacturing | Automotive Dive

• OCT 18 World's largest carbon fiber Neutron rocket is 3D printed

• OCT 31 Honda Outlines Key Production Processes Behind New Line of EVs

• NOV 27 Automotive Stamping Line Is Fast and Flexible | ASSEMBLY

• DEC 08 To Build Electric Cars, Jaguar Land Rover Had to Redesign the Factory | WIRED

• DEC 11 How Collins Aerospace Is Preparing To 3D Print Aircraft Engine Parts - Additive Manufacturing Media

2. 3D Printing’s Economic Viability

• APR 17 Can 3D Printing Finally Compete with Injection Molding? - Formlabs

• APR 17 Formlabs says new 3D printer ‘rivals injection molding’ | TechCrunch

• MAY 29 The economics of additive manufacturing are broken — here's how to fix it - TCT Magazine

• JUN 18 Long Read: Has Hybrid Manufacturing Lived Up To Its Promise? - AMFG

• JUL 09 3D Printing Service with a Smile: Protolabs CEO Rob Bodor on the Company’s Future in AM - 3DPrint.com

• JUL 30 3D Printers Are Having a Moment Thanks to the U.S. - WSJ

• SEP 06 VM Podcast S3E5: Xometry's vision for AI-driven AM | VoxelMatters - The heart of additive manufacturing

• DEC 11 Race to 1,000 Parts: 3D Printing vs. Injection Molding - Formlabs

• DEC 16 'Additive manufacturing is maturing, but it's use case by use case, customer by customer' - Andy Langfeld - TCT Magazine

3. Humanoids Enter the Workforce

• JAN 18 Figure announces commercial agreement with BMW Manufacturing to bring general purpose robots into automotive production

• JUN 08 Successful test of humanoid robots at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg

• JUN 27 Industry-first multi-year agreement with Agility Robotics - GXO

• JUL 01 Figure Status Update - BMW Full Use Case

• JUL 17 Here's what it could cost to hire a Digit humanoid - The Robot Report

• AUG 27 Founder of Boston Dynamics Sees Humanoid Robots Not a Practical Tool for Productivity

• OCT 10 Inside the world's first humanoid factory, where robots could eventually build themselves - CNBC International

• OCT 30 Atlas Goes Hands On - Boston Dynamics