AMT Tech Trends

Episode 112: The Tech Frends reintroduce themselves, the purpose of this podcast, and walk through each of their backgrounds laying out how they got where they are today. Steve gets on his soapbox about purchase orders and how the archaic means of acquisition is a waste of resources. Elissa shares how Wisconsin has discovered how to 3D print brain tissue. Ben closes us out with some words about pr...

Ramia shares her excitement as the team’s new studio is coming together! Steve notes that Modern Machine Shop has been on a roll for the last few months releasing banger after banger article. Elissa discusses the importance of STEM and its importance to our planet's future. Ben closes with an attempt to redefine robotics programming.

Episode 110: The team discusses tool kits and power tool ecosystems. Stephen has a testbed update: the robot has been bolted down. Elissa has some words about Boeing. Benjamin is gung ho about defense 3D printing. Connect with the Manufacturing Industry here www.amtonline.org/events Discover the past, present, and future of American manufacturing with www.mmsonline.com/madeintheusapodcast Explore,...

Episode 109: In this holiday episode of the TechTrends podcast, Ramia Lloyd, Elissa Davis, Benjamin Moses, and Stephen LaMarca share their individual families holiday traditions. Elissa shares an article on recycling metals into metal AM powders. Ben says the Italians have enabled robots to recognize hand gestures. Stephen closes with his speculations as to why Lucid is being removed from the Nasd...

It's a holiday special episode. This is a rerun from episode 103. Enjoy!

It's a holiday special episode. This is a rerun from episode 105. Enjoy!

It's a holiday special episode. This is a rerun from episode 101. Enjoy!

It's a holiday special episode. This is a rerun from episode 100. Enjoy!

Episode 108: In this episode of the TechTrends podcast, Ramia Lloyd, Elissa Davis, and Benjamin Moses get to the bottom of where the heck Stephen LaMarca’s been! Elissa shares an article on 3D printing in the human body using ultrasound. Ben thinks venture capitalists actually know something about robotics. Stephen closes with noise-canceling CNC machines. Connect with the Manufacturing Industry h...

In this episode of the TechTrends podcast, Ramia Lloyd, Elissa Davis, and Benjamin Moses share personal anecdotes and plans for Thanksgiving, and they discuss interesting articles on tactile sensors for robots and the use of 3D-printed homes to address Colorado's housing crisis. Connect with the Manufacturing Industry here www.amtonline.org/events Discover the past, present, and future of American...

Episode 106: Elissa fills us in on NASA’a robo bees and upcoming travel. Ben says NASA’s testing 3D printed rocket nozzels made out of aluminium that don’t melt. Steve was recently quoted as a professional, also that AM isn’t dead… yet. Elissa closes with Amazon’s new robot workers. - https://www.voxelmatters.com/nasa-tests-3d-printed-aluminum-rocket-engine-nozzle/ - https://3dprint.com/304204/rip...

Artificial Interns by Benjamin Moses & Stephen LaMarca

Episode 104: Steve kicks things off with a debriefing of MTForcast and a visit to Clemson University. Elissa shares a story on 3D-printed organs. Stephen gets excited over robot vision for QA/QC in the automotive industry. Benjamin closes with the latest innovations in metal manufacturing plus some sweet sweet MQL! - https://interestingengineering.com/ie-originals/ie-explainer/season-4/ep-27-can-3...

Episode 103: Steve starts with some corrections and clarifications from the previous episode, announces the testbed has a new cobot, and the LEGO is continuing their efforts for oil-free bricks. Elissa talks about NASA’a asteroid sample. Ben closes with the Navy’s efforts to 3D print submarines. - https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/lego-abandons-effort-make-oil-free-bricks-ft-2023-09-24/ - htt...

Episode 102: Ben and Steve share stories and takeaways from recent travel, including Oak Ridge National Lab, FABTECH, and the Outer Banks. Benjamin shares NVIDIA’s take on the impact of generative AI in robotics. Stephen is peeved by good technology that’s been given a snake oil name. Ben closes with collaborative robot fiber placement. - https://gameishard.gg/news/robobusiness-nvidia-to-discuss-r...

Episode 101: Ben and Steve discuss the precision and accuracy of “just eyeballin’ it” and torque wrench etiquette. Benjamin gets in-depth on cold spray additive manufacturing. Stephen gets excited over Thermwood’s new additive technique that uses old subtractive technology. Ben shares his favorite three R&D award winners of 2023. Steve gets excited over a desk.

Episode 100: Ramia and Elissa introduce the 100th episode! Ben and Steve discuss the podcast journey and declare their love for AI. Benjamin says there’s a lot the robotics industry can learn from the AV industry. Stephen geeks out over a mass spectrometer… again. Ben thinks on only thing exciting about 5G is its non-public application. Steve closes with how to break AI and what should be done to...

Episode 99: Ben and Steve share their adventures in home improvement and find their results illuminating. Benjamin reports that some additive parts made by Pratt & Whitney are under the spotlight. Stephen says affordable robots will take the manufacturing industry mainstream. Ben announces more DoD contracts with AM companies. Steve says large manufacturing companies are buying more cobots. Benjam...

Episode 98: Ben and Steve discuss the significance of EVs in motorsports. Benjamin found something about a study on consumer packaged goods. Stephen says some comedians are suing AI. Ben reports that Australia is embracing AM more than ever. Steve closes with his support for AI. - https://www.smartindustry.com/benefits-of-transformation/business-transformation/news/33008012/study-rockwell-automati...

Episode 97: Ben gets nerdy about tax code. Steve fell into an Inconel rabbit hole and says testbed content is in the works. Benjamin reports industrial automation and robotics is becoming more affordable and accessible. Still, Stephen is afraid it isn’t. Ben concludes that AM is the only way to produce rocket engines. Steve says the US plans to slow China’s AI development. - https://www.forbes.com...

Episode 96: Steve blabs about the 100th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, then talks about he can’t find a good, wholesome, and affordable robot to settle down with. Benjamin stresses the importance of data sources and diversity. Stephen thinks the federal government needs to do something with the education system to rebuild the manufacturing workforce. Ben goes postal and goes paperless. - http...

Episode 95: Ben and Steve share their business life struggles and stressors with travel. Benjamin thinks augmented reality is back and won’t go out without a fight! Stephen announced a new CT scanner on the market but hasn’t yet determined the price point. Will it be a top-of-the-line model or on the more accessible side? Speaking of accessibility, Ben and Steve debate the existence of accessible...

Episode 94: Ben and Steve declare war on corporate jargon. It needs to stop! Benjamin has joined the hype train on advanced AM polymers. Stephen fires ze missiles… well, Northrop Grumman does from the F/A18. Ben waves the green flag for Hexagon and Hendrick’s NASCAR partnership. Steve shares ChatGPT for dummies. - https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cr0vmFsASMI/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== - https://www.te...

Episode 93: Ben and Steve don’t make it far through this episode’s agenda. Benjamin gives a debrief of the recent Joint Technology Summit. Stephen shares what he recently learned about table vices, primarily that they are costly, then talks about his visit to the west coast to visit FormAlloy and then the SVR Robot Block Party. Ben discusses the Gartner Hype Cycle for Robotics. Steve gets cut off...

Episode 92: Ben tries his best to help Steve understand project management, then the two discuss ethics in AI. Benjamin contemplates how to improve industrial robot efficiency using large language models. Stephen is excited about next-gen aramid fibers that can conduct electricity. Ben explains augmented intelligence and its usefulness with QA/QC. Steve has been hearing about metamaterial concrete...