Advanced automation/See also
From AdCiv
- Turning virtual designs into physical objects (digital manufacturing) - for information on various smaller scale computer-controlled flexible manufacturing techniques
- Open-source robotics
Not manufacturing as such, but an important part of the jigsaw:
- Willow Garage, a started by an early Google employee with close ties to Stanford University who are developing ROS (Robot Operating System)
amongst other things. Mission & History
