What the SpaceX acquisition of xAI means for industrial robotics

Aerospace manufacturing could lead the way to integrating automation and AI, says Flexxbotics. Source: Flexxbotics

The news that SpaceX is bringing xAI into its core operations isn’t just another big tech acquisition. In his announcement, Elon Musk made the near-term implications surprisingly concrete for anyone working in automation and robotics.

It described the massive scale of rocket and satellite production as a “forcing function” similar to how SpaceX’s launch demands have...