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BONUS: 3 Automation and Workforce Trends Impacting Manufacturers in 2025

Manufacturing Happy Hour · 31 Dec 2024 · 30m

What this episode covers

Host Chris Luecke outlines three key manufacturing trends for 2025, highlighting Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), humanoid robots, and collaborative robots (cobots) as critical automation tools. He emphasizes workforce strategies, including building local talent ecosystems through community engagement and using cobots to create career pathways, citing D'Angelo Marine Exhaust and Hire Botics. Finally, he discusses AI applications for capturing tribal knowledge and troubleshooting, referencing Rockwell Automation and Agility Robotics to illustrate practical implementations.

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companies scaling up

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Agility Robotics, D'Angelo Marine Exhaust, Hire Botics, Rockwell Automation
Products
Digit
Tools
Caddy

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