Boston Dynamics launches Stretch Gen 2; NVIDIA outlines FOX factory agents
Boston Dynamics unveils a second-generation trailer unloader, and NVIDIA publishes a blueprint for AI agents on factory defects.
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NVIDIA's FOX blueprint sends AI agents from a defect alert to a root-cause report
NVIDIA's Factory Operations Blueprint (FOX) is a reference architecture with a Visual Inspection Agent and a Root Cause Analysis Agent that produce a PDF report with evidence and a recommended corrective action. Plants choose which agent decisions need operator sign-off. Erlangen results cited in the article are vendor-reported.
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Boston Dynamics unveils Stretch Gen 2 trailer unloader built for uptime
Stretch Gen 2 can unload up to 1,000 cases per hour, with a battery that lasts two shifts and a fast charger that reaches 90% in about 75 minutes. Boston Dynamics cut 81% of the internal cabling to reduce failure points. The company says the first generation has logged over 100,000 operating hours.
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