Rodney’s factory robot revolution

We’re at a tipping point when it comes to smart factory robots, says artificial intelligence guru, inventor and entrepreneur Rodney Brooks. Brent Balinski spoke to the Australian-born and Boston-based founder, CTO and chairman of Rethink Robotics.
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Hidden Champions series part 4: Rinstrum

Serving an international market means thinking globally in terms of your manufacturing. Rinstrum’s Darren Pearson tells Brent Balinski about seizing opportunities and why they looked to Sri Lanka for a component manufacturing base.
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Gone baby gone!

In many of my meetings with Clients and Consultants, the question of a future dated manufacturing resurgence / renaissance often arises.
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Hat tip to Akubra, an Aussie manufacturing icon

Now its 101st year and fourth generation, the Australian hat-maker still makes its iconic felt hats in much the same way as always has. Brent Balinski talks to company secretary Roy Wilkinson about tradition and how demand for Aussie-made quality is catching on in China.
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