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Could this breakthrough in robot manufacturing reshape warfare?

A South Korean soldier from the 25th Infantry Division infiltrates a WMD facility with a robot at Twin Bridges Training Area, Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, on March 12, 2025, during Freedom Shield 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc Hyung Ju Lee)

By Patrick Tucker

A new way to train factory robots could revolutionize how militaries make drones and other weapons, enabling high-volume manufacturing close to front lines. And beyond the battlefield, it shows a possible path forward in the next era of manufacturing, a topic central to the competition between the United States and China, which the National Defense Strategy calls the “pacing challenge.” 

The paper, published in the January issue of the International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, lays out a transformative vision of AI-driven additive manufacturing, or AAM. 

Read more at Defense One