Ben and Steve’s spirits have been lifted as they are getting in the groove of working from home. Stephen opens with some podcasts he has been featured on lately, one of which was with Ben! Stephen has also shut down and unplugged his Raspberry Pi 4 it’s been overcooked with cooling issues. Then these two nerds start geeking out about computers and changing the coolant. Ben finally gets the conversation on the topic with printed electronics and where sensors don’t belong. Steve introduces a humanoid cobot that actually isn’t so creepy. Ben has a supplemental article about upgrading a robot arm’s capabilities. Stephen talks about more additive saving the day against COVID-19 and gives a big shout out to the healthcare workers and people essential during this time of crisis, big thanks to them! Ben tries to close with additive used for lightweight, but as you can imagine the conversation devolves into car talk.

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7fnotp-aw4&list=PLim3x8ONV6ylTdc-pylq6Any2ISn3phR

- https://www.preparingtechnicians.org/wordpress/podcast/episode-13-a-robot-for-every-technician-a-look-at-trends-driving-manufacturing/

- https://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/20321/henkel-functional-material-solutions-for-printed-electronics

- https://www.automationworld.com/factory/robotics/video/21125670/humanoid-collaborative-robot

- https://www.electronicdesign.com/industrial-automation/article/21127118/making-robots-smarter

- https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/3d-printed-nasal-swabs-covid-19/

- https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/gkn-additive-achieves-80-weight-reduction-with-hydraulic-block-redesign-170457/

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Ben and Steve discuss the difficulties of working from home. Stephen laments about the testbed being shut down until they are back in the office, but talks about his experiments with his new single board computer. Ben highlights an article about vision systems. Steve waxes poetic about micro additive advancements. Ben talks about developments in… manual machining? Steve announces his observations following additive and COVID-19. Ben likes to fold at home, but not just his laundry. Stephen drools over the perfect car for quarantined roads.

- https://atollogy.com/a-i-and-computer-vision-can-help-to-remotely-monitor-operations/

- https://www.novuslight.com/nanofabrica-achieves-breakthrough-in-additive-manufacturing-process_N10208.html

- https://hackaday.com/2020/03/24/turn-by-wire-is-a-machinists-sixth-sense/

- https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/covid-19-3d-printed-valve-for-reanimation-device/

- https://foldingathome.org/

- https://www.pcgamer.com/foldinghome-project-is-crunching-data-twice-as-fast-as-the-top-supercomputer/

- https://youtu.be/T-NggiPwges

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Ben and Steve tip their hats to International Women’s Day! Steve talks about some cobot programs run on the testbed. Ben brings up how AI and ML can businesses from the enterprise side of things. Steve found a hobbyist CNC buying guide! Ben speaks on behalf of NISTs research regarding the economics of additive. Lastly, Steve geeks out about motorcycle metrology and then some.

- https://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/news/wimhearherstory-with-missy-miller-regional-operations-director-atlas-molded-products

- https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/using-ai-to-enhance-business-operations/

- https://m.all3dp.com/2/cnc-3018-pro-buyer-s-guide/

- https://www.nist.gov/publications/economics-us-additive-manufacturing-industry

- https://metrology.news/using-metrology-for-motorbike-optimization/

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Ben broke his home server… who even has a server computer at home? He’s the type of guy that still uses a camcorder in public. Steve is running on fumes from a six-day business trip to San Francisco and needs a weekend! Steve also crashed the cobot multiple times in the name of science! Then these two blab about the concept of military deployed 3D printers. Steve gets meta with the manufacturing of manufacturing technology. Lastly, Ben brings up somebody with more money than brains that thinks they can 3D print a hypercar.

- https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/spee3d-metal-3d-printing-to-assist-australian-soldiers-168649/

- https://metrology.news/assuring-oem-machine-tool-precision/

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=OCto6qSjIXw

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Ben and Steve don’t own space, NASA does! Ben and Steve marvel over Christina Koch’s record breaking stint… IN SPACE! Steve got the cobot moving and has some plans for the newest addition to the testbed. Ben talks about little RFID tags to track tooling, workholding, workpieces and other manufacturing stuff. Steve mentions a dude making brass trumpets in a new way. Ben keeps it real with Honeywell before he busts some AI myths.

- https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/06/nasa-astronaut-christina-koch-returns-to-earth-after-record-setting-stay-in-space/

- https://www.electronicdesign.com/industrial-automation/article/21122761/rfid-tag-tracks-tools-in-real-time

- https://www.whyharrelson.com/

- https://3dprint.com/263290/honeywell-aerospace-to-qualify-velo3ds-metal-3d-printing-for-end-use-parts/

- https://insidebigdata.com/2020/02/10/busting-the-5-common-myths-business-leaders-get-wrong-about-ai/

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Ben and Steve are back for another year of manufacturing nerd babble! The boys both believe automation will keep manufacturers honest. Steve has a big announcement and plans for the tesbed in new year. Ben talks about NASAs partnerships in developing composites. Stephen mentions the grandfather of AI and autonomous robotics. Ben brings up metrology and calibration.

- https://www.insidecomposites.com/nasa-helps-fund-swiftcomp-modelling-software/

- https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2020/01/20/12-ai-milestones-shakey-the-robot/#46dbcc25400f

- https://www.enginebuildermag.com/2020/01/calibration-tools-a-measure-of-success/

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Ben and Steve emphasize the importance and relevance of local libraries. Stephen looks back through all the blogs posts from this year and briefly touches on all the accomplishments, experience, and lessons learned gained through the testbed this year. Ben reminisces on an article previously mentioned about mobile workstations. Stephen talks about all the technological advances he’s seen at IMTS during his time in the industry so far and the ability for companies to pivot. Ben talks about talking about hydraulic pneumatic hybrid robots. Ben and Steve wrap up with their Tech Trends goals for 2020.

- https://www.thefabricator.com/thefabricator/article/shopmanagement/workstation-mobility-for-metal-fabricators-on-the-shop-floor

- https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/12/06/the-decade-in-production-innovations-trends-and-the-future-of-manufacturing/#7926d9f1b109

- https://www.youtube.com/user/DisneyResearchHub/videos

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Ben and Steve talk about putting on weight and getting sick for the holidays. Steve is still celebrating the watch dial he made and how he removed it from the Delrin workholding. His next steps are cleaning it up and getting it installed. Ben starts up on his all-time favorite topic: MQL! Steve brings up the NFL’s Helmet Challenge. Ben finishes up with design for automation and nanotechnology.

- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0007850607606453

- https://www.playsmartplaysafe.com/nfl-helmet-challenge/

- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0007850614001036?via%3Dihub

- https://www.natlawreview.com/article/nni-announces-launch-nanotechnology-entrepreneurship-network

- https://www.nano.gov/about-nni

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Ben and Steve blab again about home IoT and their preferences for either manual or fully automated vacuum cleaning. Steve celebrate his successes cutting brass and his next steps in producing a watch dial. Ben gets going on about supply chain and machine learning. Steve start up about progressive HMIs for the blind. Ben then talks about a feat in machining Inconel made possible by data optimization. Ban and Steve both wrap up by rambling on about hand tools.

- https://www.supplychaindigital.com/supply-chain-management/machine-learning-innovative-technology-within-supply-chains

- https://www.slashgear.com/tactile-display-lets-the-blind-perform-3d-printing-and-cad-30597822/

- https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18011349.engineering-digital-solution-aid-lancashire-aerospace-firm/

- https://youtu.be/sQiKko7GVpY

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Ben and Steve just got back from travel. Steve is pooped and Ben isn’t because he’s a stone-cold robot. Stephen talks about their trip to Quality Show 2019, what he learned and some shopping for the testbed. Stephen has restored his confidence in his ability to cut brass and looks forward to finishing the watch dial, announcing his next steps. Ben brings up an article regarding AI image classifiers and him and Steve discuss the relevance of Google’s (Alphabet) AI and IBM’s Watson. Stephen brings up a new tool for tracking standards in additive manufacturing. Ben talks about some additive startup challenge. There was a lot of additive. Go to MT360!

- https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/14/googles-ai-explains-how-image-classifiers-made-their-decisions/

- https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/america-makes-and-ansi-launch-online-portal-for-tracking-additive-manufacturing-standards-163855/

- https://www.thefabricator.com/additivereport/news/additive/formnext-announces-winners-of-start-up-challenge

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