# 1. Abstract Machine Learning, 3D Printing Airplanes, Learning Flight From Flies

- Show: [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast)
- Published: 2021-01-19
- Length: 16m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-01-19-1-abstract-machine-learning-3d-printing-airplanes-learning-flight-from-flies
- Listen: https://the-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com/episodes/1-abstract-machine-learning-3d-printing-airplanes-learning-flight-from-flies-Gm6zHvSO

## Summary

Daniel Scott Mitchell and Farbod Moghaddam discuss three technological advancements, starting with a joint MIT, IBM, and Columbia University model that uses WordNet to enable AI abstract reasoning from video. They then examine how EOS and airlines like KLM and Air France are using additive manufacturing for complex, lightweight interior parts, citing Mitchell's experience at Form Labs during the pandemic. Finally, they analyze Penn State research on fruit fly gaze stabilization, discussing how active sensing could improve robotic flight and autonomous delivery systems like Starship Technologies.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-01-19-1-abstract-machine-learning-3d-printing-airplanes-learning-flight-from-flies#t=0) Introduction: Abstract Machine Learning, 3D Printing, and Robotic Flight
- [0:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-01-19-1-abstract-machine-learning-3d-printing-airplanes-learning-flight-from-flies#t=41) MIT, IBM, and Columbia Abstract Reasoning Model
- [5:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-01-19-1-abstract-machine-learning-3d-printing-airplanes-learning-flight-from-flies#t=331) EOS and Airlines Additive Manufacturing Strategy
- [11:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-01-19-1-abstract-machine-learning-3d-printing-airplanes-learning-flight-from-flies#t=717) Penn State Fruit Fly Gaze Stabilization Research

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- MIT (company)
- IBM (company)
- Columbia University (company)
- WordNet (other)
- EOS (company)
- KLM (company)
- Air France (company)
- Air New Zealand (company)
- Eddie Hod (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Form Labs (company)
- Mass General Hospital (company)
- Penn State University (company)
- Starship Technologies (company)

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