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
- Nanotechnology
- Open-source robotics
Not manufacturing as such, but an important part of the jigsaw:
- Willow Garage, started by an early Google employee, and has close links with Stanford University. They are developing ROS (Robot Operating System)
, OpenCV and the PR2 hardware platform. Mission & History
