Robotics News: 10 August 2025 - 17 August 2025

AI Maintenance Is Quietly Saving Trillions: Guide to Predictive & Prescriptive Maintenance – What It Is, Who’s Winning, and How to Start
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AI Maintenance Is Quietly Saving Trillions: Guide to Predictive & Prescriptive Maintenance – What It Is, Who’s Winning, and How to Start

1) What we mean by “AI‑based maintenance” Predictive maintenance (PdM) forecasts failure risk from condition signals (vibration, temperature, acoustic, current). Prescriptive maintenance goes further by recommending actions, parts, and timing to optimize cost, uptime, and risk. In 2025, the stack typically combines:
August 17, 2025
Inside the Industry 4.0 Revolution: How Smart Production Lines Are Transforming Manufacturing
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Inside the Industry 4.0 Revolution: How Smart Production Lines Are Transforming Manufacturing

86% of manufacturing executives believe smart factory technologies will be the primary driver of competitiveness in the next five years. Analysts project Industry 4.0’s value potential to reach $3.7 trillion by 2025. Xiaomi’s Changping “Dark Factory” runs 11 fully automated production lines
August 10, 2025

Technology News

  • SpaceX tops 2026 IPO poll as retail traders eye next wave of listings
    January 8, 2026, 8:16 PM EST. Retail traders named SpaceX as their most anticipated 2026 IPO, taking about 59% of votes in a Stocktwits poll, well ahead of OpenAI at roughly 26% and Discord near 10%. Interest in SpaceX has surged, with watcher counts up about 116% and message volume up roughly 1,600% over the last 90 days. The broader watchlist includes Databricks, Anduril, and Anthropic. OpenAI ranked second amid chatter of a possible valuation near $1 trillion and a filing could come in the second half of 2026. Discord has reportedly filed confidentially for a U.S. IPO, though details remain unclear. The data illustrate retail sentiment building ahead of the next wave of IPOs.