Adarsh Kulkarni describes Foundry Robotics’ approach to new manufacturing capacity, combining robotic work cellsRobotics develops machines that sense their surroundings and perform physical actions through coordinated hardware and software., human technicians and software to coordinate operationsWorkflow automation uses software or AI to complete a connected sequence of routine steps with less manual effort.. He says retrofitting existing factories can be useful but argues that new facilities allow broader redesign.
In conversation with Sophia Dew, Adarsh Kulkarni explains why improving reliability from 90% to 99.99%Evaluation is the systematic assessment of a system's behaviour or results against explicit criteria. means a thousandfold reduction in errorsAn AI evaluation metric is a defined measurement used to quantify a particular aspect of an AI system's performance.. He discusses safety guardrailsA guardrail is a technical or procedural control that limits unsafe, disallowed, deceptive, or otherwise unwanted AI behavior., uptime, speed and scale as challenges for moving robotics from demonstrations into production.
Adarsh Kulkarni outlines plans for connected manufacturing data and predicts a much larger role for robotics in critical infrastructure. These claims and timelines are his forecasts rather than demonstrated outcomes.
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