Jordan Wolfe sits down with Ed Mehr, founder and CEO of Machina Labs to explore how America can truly reinvent manufacturing. The key question Ed and his team at Machina are trying to answer with their Robotics Craftsman Platform:

Can you build a factory that doesn’t need to change every time you change the product?

Ed is rethinking manufacturing from the ground up. One that is much more decentralized and done in a way we America can invent their own game vs trying to compete with China in the existing one.

Follow Ed on X - @EdwardMehr

Follow Jordan on X - @jrwolfe

Other Places to Find Ed:

Machina Labs - https://machinalabs.ai/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-mehr/

Resources mentioned:

Recent book - Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins and Shobo GenzoRecent podcast/video - Sandy Munro and Elon MuskSomeone than inspires him - Elon Musk

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:33 The Core Problem With Manufacturing Today

05:26 Importance Of Fast Iteration Cycles

08:21 Need for a Multi-Planetary Species

12:46 Dreaming Big And The Human Spirit of Exploration

15:28 The Different Mindset Between the US and Europe

15:58 Introducing the Robotic Blacksmith Army

18:40 Why Machina Is Starting With Sheet Metal?

21:58 Where Is Machina Labs Now?

23:44 Long-Term Vision For Machina Labs

27:12 Current Production Capacity of Machina Labs

28:42 Machina’s Tech Stack

30:19 Ed’s Background And Journey That Led To Machina

33:35 Rethinking Manufacturing in the US

37:29 Importance Of Meeting The Market Where It’s At

39:53 Vertical Integration In Manufacturing

43:36 Current Customers

47:04 Government's Role In Revitalizing Manufacturing

49:59 Importance Of Robotics Foundational Models

54:49 Ed’s View On Humanoid Robots

57:53 Inspiration from the Past: Craftsmanship and Decentralized Production

01:00:33 Going Direct Rapid Fire

01:01:54 Elon Musk: The Unlikely Mentor for America

01:03:34 Where to Find Ed

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