10.5 AI in Manufacturing
Factories use AI for quality checks, predicting machine breakdowns before they happen, and smarter robots.
Chapter 10: Practical Applications of AI
Quality control: cameras plus computer vision inspect products on the line and spot tiny defects humans might miss.
Predictive maintenance: sensors track vibration, heat and sound from machines. AI predicts when a part is about to fail, so it's fixed before it breaks and stops the whole factory.
Plus collaborative robots (cobots) that work safely next to humans, and digital twins - virtual copies of a factory used to test changes without risk.
Key takeaways
Computer vision for quality checks
Predictive maintenance prevents breakdowns
Cobots and digital twins