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Every week, we cover the three biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:
Cyborg Cockroach Paramedics Are Here to Save You
Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia recently worked with biomedical engineers at the University of New South Wales to design and develop a swarm of cyborg insect paramedics. These real-live giant burrowing cockroaches are outfitted with lightweight electronics that allow them to be piloted remotely.
Samson Says It's Building a U.S. Factory for the Switchblade Flying Car
Samson Sky makes the Switchblade Flying Car. The company recently secured an $80 million investment from Dubai-based Matin Group to build the company's first 180,000-square-foot Switchblade production facility.
Ford Announces Another $1B U.S. Investment 2 Days After Being 'Blindsided' by DOT
Last Thursday, Ford Motor announced plans to build a new $1 billion state-of-the-art paint shop as it modernizes its highest revenue factory, the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. The announcement came two days after Ford was "blindsided" by a letter from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, according to the Detroit Free Press.
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Scientists Turn Dairy Waste into Fuel
A company that helped design how astronauts grow and recycle food in space is now applying that thinking to the critical problem of dairy waste here on Earth.
Gen Z in Manufacturing: Why Young Engineers Are More Skeptical of AI Than Older Generations
Bahir Usanmaz is a 26-year-old AI software engineer for Nordson Test & Inspection, a manufacturer of metrology and inspection systems and sensors for a range of industries, including automotive, energy, aerospace and medical.
Students to Transform 1976 Ford F-350 Into 'America’s Ultimate Trades Toolbox' for Northern Tool Challenge
Northern Tool + Equipment recently launched a new school project. Previous efforts saw students build a Harley-Davidson Nightster, a Mini Monster Jam truck and a Rat Rod Go Kart. This school year, they challenged 14 tech education students from Flandreau Indian School in South Dakota to transform a 1976 Ford F-350 utility truck into “America’s Ultimate Trades Toolbox.”
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