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AI writes the code for MicroFactory's robot, but for screws a 300-dollar feeder does better
Igor Kulakov, founder of MicroFactory, described on 16 October a customer deployment in which general-purpose AI models write the robot's programs instead of controlling it movement by movement.
By his own account, on a single customer project the robot assembled electronic products autonomously for 1.5 hours straight, with no handling errors. The system relies on general-purpose models such as Claude Opus and GPT-6 Astra, the Chinese site TMTPost reports.
The AI agents understand the task, choose the control algorithms and write the automation code. Repetitive movements are then carried out by the vision and control programs generated this way. The general-purpose model steps in only when an unforeseen situation falls outside those programs.
The team did not hand everything over to AI. To pick up screws, it ultimately chose an automatic feeder costing about 300 dollars, which proved more reliable.
According to the MicroFactory website, cited by TMTPost, once the task is set, a model installed locally on the line takes over, with no cloud call fees. The price of the equipment includes a five-year licence for this local model.
Source
- 钛媒体 TMTPost · tmtpost.com
