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Journey back with me 20 years ago. Manufacturing leaders were asking whether automation would fundamentally change the workforce. Today, the conversation has shifted, albeit only slightly. Now, the debate centers on AI (artificial intelligence), robotics, and what many are beginning to call physical AI. And once again, the fear narrative dominates the headlines: Will machines replace people?
But perhaps we are asking the wrong question. The manufacturing industry has always evolved through disruption. Steam power changed labor. Electrification changed productivity. The internet changed connectivity. Industrial IoT (Internet of Things) changed data access. And now AI is changing decision-making itself. Yet every industrial revolution did more than eliminate tasks. Rather, it created entirely new industries, new services, and new opportunities that previously did not exist.
Peggy Smedley Show on YouTube:
How Twisthink Turns Physical Products Into Smart, Connected Systems
What does it really take to innovate in today's fast-moving, connected world? In this episode of The Peggy Smedley Show, host Peggy Smedley sits down with Dave Moelker, CEO of Twisthink, to explore how their unique cross-functional model — blending strategy, design, and engineering — helps OEMs and industrial companies modernize faster and smarter. Dave shares how Twisthink helped Flexco, a 100-year-old mining industry leader, transform their physical conveyor belt equipment into a smart, connected system — reducing unnecessary service visits and improving uptime through remote monitoring and real-time data.
For More Information from IBM THINK:
Bob Announcement: https://ibmcreator.com/4urRw6s
Main Think Press Release: https://ibmcreator.com/4na8i7G
Digital Sovereignty: https://ibmcreator.com/42RlRiR
IBM Quantum: https://ibmcreator.com/42gdopn
Recently, I came across a CBS News report documenting a new use for animatronic robots, now deployed in Japan.
What interested me most: The robot is not humanoid. It is a robotic version of a wolf, which makes perfect sense: In nature, a bear is more afraid of a wolf than a human.
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