TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute launched a center for advanced manufacturing. Experts said it’s coming at a critical moment as the industry is at an inflection point and needs more places at the intersection of manufacturing, robotics, and AI development.

Places like RPI’s new Center for Smart Convergent Manufacturing Systems. On Thursday, RPI officials, industry leaders and representatives from the state celebrated the school’s new center with a ribbon cutting.

However, the center has been in operation since July, as student researcher Amarr Barbee demonstrated for us. He’s enrolled in the co-terminal program, currently pursuing his masters in mechanical engineering, focused on manufacturing.

Center for Smart Convergent Manufacturing Systems Director Johnson Samu

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