Factory Signal Briefing — May 09, 2026
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Cognex releases fully integrated AI-powered vision system for robotics
The system combines Cognex-developed edge AI, advanced AI, and rule-based vision tools with a high-performance embedded compute. The post Cognex releases fully integrated AI-powered vision…
Why traditional robotics data collection is obsolete and what replaces it
Eric Chan discusses Rhoda AI's innovative approach to robotics using video data for scalable, efficient learning. The post Why traditional robotics data collection is obsolete and what…
Video Friday: AI Gives Robot Hands Human-Like Dexterity
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next…
Fields Medalist says ChatGPT 5.5 Pro delivered "PhD-level" math research in under two hours with zero human help
Fields Medalist Timothy Gowers had ChatGPT 5.5 Pro tackle open problems in number theory. The model improved an exponential bound to a polynomial one in under an hour. An MIT researcher…
Generative Braces Move Into Metal: An Interview with LightForce’s James Lawton
Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe detail the R&D tax credit implications for medical device innovators who overcome manufacturing uncertainties to produce unique brackets…
Musk v. Altman week 2: OpenAI fires back, and Shivon Zilis reveals that Musk tried to poach Sam Altman
In the second week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk’s motivations for bringing the suit were under scrutiny. Last week, Musk took the stand, alleging that OpenAI CEO…
Machining a Two-Stroke Engine out of Aluminium
Recently [Camden Bowen] took a swing at machining a two-stroke engine out of billet aluminium, following adventures in 3D printing such an engine, as well as building one out of …read…
Show HN: Building a web server in assembly to give my life (a lack of) meaning
This is ymawky, a static file web server for MacOS written entirely in ARM64 assembly. It supports GET, PUT, DELETE, HEAD, and OPTIONS requests, and supports Range: bytes=X-Y headers (which…
Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up: May is AANHPI Heritage Month, Starlight Groove Tutu – Sound-Reactive LED Skirt, & More
ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy…
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 9)
Artificial Intelligence AI Is Starting to Build Better AIMatthew Hutson | IEEE Spectrum “In 1966, the English mathematician IJ Good wrote that ‘an ultraintelligent machine…
Broadcom reportedly won't build OpenAI's custom chip unless Microsoft buys 40 percent of them
OpenAI's custom AI chip project with Broadcom has hit a funding wall. Broadcom won't finance production unless Microsoft commits to buying 40 percent of the chips, and Microsoft hasn't…
Getting a Proprietary-Bus GPU onto PCIe Enables Cheaper Local LLMs, For Now
If you’ve been thinking of getting into self-hosting generative AI, but don’t have a big budget for hardware, you might want to check out [Hardware Haven]’s latest video on…
Cloud based CAM (e.g. OnShape, Fusion)
Score 1 · 25 comments
For those that have used Fusion and OnShape for a CNC business which do you prefer and why? I'm planning to start a business of my own in a few years after I have some capital saved up. As…
What CNC Should I get
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Im looking for a new CNC, my old 3018 is getting a bit limited. Im looking for something that can handle wood, acrylic, delrin, aluminum, brass, and has precision for pcb milling. It should…
How to Detect Small object from Far away using Yolov8
Score 7 · 9 comments
Hi everyone, I’m developing a computer vision system for a project where we need to detect and target specific scale models at fixed distances: **5m, 10m, and 15m.** **The Technical Setup:**…
Face Detection from Blurred Images using CNN – Need guidance & resources[P]
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Hey everyone, I’m working on a project: *Face Detection from Blurred Images using Convolutional Neural Networks*, and I’m trying to understand the best approach to build this properly. What…
why I think the "chatgpt era" of AI is already hitting a wall
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ngl, the obsession with just making LLMs bigger and hoping they stop lying to us is getting old. it feels like we’ve reached the limit of what "fancy autocomplete" can actually do for…
What practical things do you actually use your 3D printer for long term?
Score 11 · 32 comments
I work in cattle ranching and agricultural drone operations, and I’m interested in getting into 3D printing mainly for functional stuff: \-replacement parts \-tool organizers…
Altmill is having movment issues - missing areas, cutting too deep. (HELP)
Score 3 · 10 comments
Hi, i have a Altmill 4x4 that seems to be having some problems with its movments. im working on a inlay and it has lots of details. but im noticing it keeps missing some areas to cut then…
Planning to study a Programming in Mechanical course but worried about AI
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Hello there, I've planned study a 2 years Production Programming in Mechanical Manufacturing course in Spain. I've heard about AI in CNC programming and I'm worried if I should invest my…
Industry Standard AI based MV Software
Score 3 · 7 comments
I'm new to the machine vision field, and I was curious if there is an industry standard AI machine vision software that one can start working with for a robotic arm system that will take…
Glavenus 3d printed robot arm
Score 135 · 19 comments
I’ve made a few posts of my arm while it was still in development, though that account was banned/deleted for unknown reasons. Here is my finished build, the arm design was made in freecad…