Jian Cao and Kevin Lynch envision manufacturing 50 years into the future
Prof. Jian Cao, director of the Northwestern Initiative for Manufacturing Science and Innovation (NIMSI), and Prof. Kevin Lynch, director of the Center for Robotics and Biosystems (CRB), contributed a brief essay on manufacturing 50 years into the future as part of IndustryWeek's series "2070: A Manufacturing Odyssey." This series of opinions by thought leaders in manufacturing and robotics is in honor of IndustryWeek's 50th anniversary.