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What Does AI Mean for Your Robot? (American Machinist)

Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast

Published
May 20, 2026
Duration
14:01
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Last updated
Sep 27, 2026

Discusses agents.

Summary

Small and medium-sized manufacturers have a skilled labor shortage - and the last solution proposed to address that (automation and robotics) is about to encounter the next proposed solution: agentic artificial intelligence. A recent article introduces they interesting possibility that “Agentic AI Could Make Robots Affordable for Small Businesses.” In thi…

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Small and medium-sized manufacturers have a skilled labor shortage - and the last solution proposed to address that (automation and robotics) is about to encounter the next proposed solution: agentic artificial intelligence. A recent article introduces they interesting possibility that “Agentic AI Could Make Robots Affordable for Small Businesses.” In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, American Machinist's Robert Brooks talks with IndustryWeek's Dennis Scimeca about whether

Themes

  • agents