i build 🤖 👓 🚆 🏭. co-founder @AetherMFG. developed @Hyperloop pods @SpaceX @BoringCompany. prev @MIT @MediaLab @MagicLeap
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~11 years ago I worked with one of the best engineering teams in the world on @magicleap's waveguide and photonics subsystem. The goal was to mass produce AR glasses in the US / North America. We built a robot that automated optical metrology across the production lines. Without automation, you can’t scale. 👓🏭
Waveguide decisions don’t stop at design. Fabrication, metrology, alignment, and calibration all help determine how well optical intent carries through to the finished optic. See how we approach the challenge.
magicleap.com/stories/why-hi…
ALT Magic Leap engineer conducts calculations as part of the waveguide manufacturing process.
Manufacturing robotics must become faster and cheaper in the US
What goes into building a humanoid? From custom part to running robot, the Atlas shop floor is built on precision, rapid assembly, and real-time collaboration. By machining parts in-house and streamlining assembly and repair under one roof, we are driving the manufacturing velocity needed to turn complex designs into walking hardware at scale.
Watch the full behind the scenes on YouTube: youtu.be/dP_i7hRvGpE
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10 million humanoid robots is enough physical labor to build New York City in 5 months and the first Optimus factory will manufacture that many robots in a single year
The Optimus factory construction at Giga Texas is progressing rapidly.
It'll be a massive 7 million sq ft facility with a targeted capacity of 10 million Optimus per year. Initial production is planned to begin in 2027.
The Fremont facility, planned for 1 million per year, is expected to begin production this year.
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Boring Company is working on a simple, precursor Hyperloop tunnel between Austin and San Antonio (>200 mph).
Due to traffic congestion, that journey can currently take up to 2.5 hours. @BoringCompany can reduce that to a consistent <30 mins.
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Terafab will be built in Grimes County, Texas
In April, we broke ground on our research fab on the North Campus of Giga Texas – the precursor to Terafab.
Both Tesla & SpaceX will need far more chips than current & future global production can supply.
This is why we're building the largest chip manufacturing facility ever, with the goal of producing over 1 terawatt of compute per year
The future is built in Texas
spacex.com/updates#terafab
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I finally have all 1.2 million raw image files from my latest mission to ISS! Here is a sample of one of my favorite Milky Way photos, taken from the Cupola with Nikon Z9, Arri Zeiss 15mm lens, T1.8 with custom sidereal drive that cancelled out star motion relative to our orbit.
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We specialize in liquid cooling manifolds, come talk to us if there is any interest! youtube.com/shorts/U68vzOsn7…
Water usage has been a hot topic in the AI data center world, but the numbers may surprise you.
According to the Manhattan Institute, data centers use 0.2 percent of daily water usage in the U.S. and that number has dramatically decreased in the past few years due to a new method: liquid cooling.
By moving to 45°C liquid cooling, AI factories in favorable climates can use dry coolers instead of conventional cooling-tower-based systems, cutting facility cooling water use from roughly 2.6M gallons per MW per year to near zero.
Liquid cooling enables AI factories to be both water and energy efficient, while creating opportunities for heat reuse and dispersal to local communities, allowing these factories to become energy grid assets.
Learn more below ⬇️
nvda.ws/4gAVGoJ
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Our Artemis II crew will be going around the Moon, but they'll always find their way back home 🌎
During this complex journey, the four astronauts will travel ~685,000 miles on a trajectory around the Moon and back to Earth.
See their daily agenda: go.nasa.gov/4bw1ddt
