On this episode, we are honored to have both Co-Founder & CEO Ed Mehr and VP of Business Development Alex Huckstepp of Machina Labs on to chat. We discussed how their robotic blacksmiths are enabling Aerospace applications with sheet metal that were previously impossible to achieve. Aluminum, INVAR, Titanium and more - all possible to sheet form in a decentralized way with robotics and machine learning. We also learn about Ed & Alex's own STEM origin stories, and what got them into the STEM field in the first place. 

Learn more at https://www.machinalabs.ai/

Episode Topics: 

• Ed shares his STEM origin story, which starts in engineering and manufacturing, and includes stories of his time at SpaceX in the early days, as well as his journey to co-founding and becoming the CEO
• Alex shares his STEM origin story, from early days of making, including his time in 3D printing at Stratasys and Carbon, and his path to becoming the Vice President of Business Development 
• We discuss the advantages and challenges to different types of manufacturing like traditional subtractive, additive, and sheet metal forming 
• How manufacturing is as much an art as it is a science
• How robotics and machine AI learning is used to make Machina Labs robots and their manufacturing better and better to produce the best part for the application. 
• How much did we really learn in school that applies to our Jobs in STEM?
• Looking for a STEM job/field? Learn WHO Machina Labs is looking to hire (and it could be YOU!)

Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)!

Spread Love, Spread Science Alex G. Orphanos

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