Manufacturing Tecnology — Google

Google’s Visual Inspection AI Helps Eliminate Defects Google’s first manufacturing-specific platform will automate product inspections to reduce the cost of human error Google just announced the launch of its Visual Inspection AI, a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that will help manufacturers and consumer goods companies cut down on defects. Defects cost manufacturers billions of dollars each year, eating up 15% to 20% of overall sales revenue. Furthermore, 23% of all unexpected manufacturing downtime costs result from human error. Yet according to McKinsey and the World Economic Forum, Industry 4.0—the automation of manufacturing processes—could create US$3.7tn of value in 2025.  How...