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The Reality of Intelligent Manufacturing

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As the Industrial Internet of Things and smart factories mature, mixed reality and smart headsets will play an increasingly important role.

VALERIE C. COFFEY, SCIENCE WRITER

“Rise of the Machines,” the third “Terminator” sci-fi movie, features a future controlled by cold, calculating cyborgs that make their own decisions, including going back in time to exterminate the human resistance. While the evolution of machines using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to design and build improved machines is still a long way off (much less the ability to time travel), smart factories — the highly productive phenomena at the center of the Industry 4.0/Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) revolution — are growing and...Read full article

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    Published: January 2020
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    artificial intelligence
    The ability of a machine to perform certain complex functions normally associated with human intelligence, such as judgment, pattern recognition, understanding, learning, planning, and problem solving.
    augmented reality
    Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that integrates digital information, typically in the form of computer-generated graphics, images, or data, with the real-world environment in real-time. AR enhances the user's perception of the physical world by overlaying or combining digital content onto the user's view of the real world, often through devices like smartphones, tablets, smart glasses, or specialized AR headsets. Key features and principles of augmented reality: Real-time...
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