McKinsey’s top trends in technology touches on a lot of areas that we at Numorpho Cybernetic Systems (NUMO) are already working on. McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2023 | McKinsey The report covers a range of topics, from emerging technologies like AI and automation to the impact of digital transformation on businesses and society. It offers…

Upgraded our smart helmets to cater to #military needs. The attached images showcase how we replaced the top slat of our helmet with one that was printed using Markforged continuous fiber reinforcement (CFR) with #kevlar. Thank you Grant Michel from Würth Additive Group for helping us on this adventure and figuring out the orientation and…

NVIDIA GTC is one of my favorite events whose 2024 spring version just got underway today. Jensen Huang had his keynote address today and the theme was Digital Twinning combined with Generative AI to enable industrial automation. The NVIDIA founder and CEO demonstrated in his GTC keynote how developers can use digital twins to develop, test and…

The 2024 4Rev Awards was an amazing event at mHUB ! This is part of a great week unfolding in the Chicagoland area with AMUG (Additive Manufacturing Users Group), the GenAI for Manufacturing (MxD) and the Hard Tech Summit (mHUB). “The convergence of physical product development and digital processes characterizes the Fourth Industrial Revolution, influencing various disciplines, economies,…

FROM OUR NEWS DESK PROJECTS COBRA and HAMMERHEAD that define our smart helmets for industrial use are now printed in 3 different materials – ABS, PLA and Nylon (SLS). Depending upon the use case, different types of materials offer advantages from strength, flexibility, weight, cost and other characteristics. Utilizing composites and filling the shell with…

Much of the contemporary discussion around passenger-based urban air mobility (UAM) has been about transporting folks from major airports to their respective city centers to circumvent the congestion and added load to the transportation grid. It will also provide quick access for business travelers who sometimes spend as much time (or more) on ground travel…

Methinks Elon should focus on fixing Autopilot in Tesla than worrying about and suing OpenAI for achieving AGI! References: Elon Musk Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for Violating the Company’s Principles – The New York Times (nytimes.com) Elon Musk Is Right to Call Out Sam Altman’s OpenAI Hypocrisy – Bloomberg I was in the Chicago…

Our smart helmet is now 3D printed using Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) technology. Thank you UPTIVE. Following our “Born, Not Built” adaptive engineering philosophy at Numorpho Cybernetic Systems (NUMO), we are investigating small batch manufacturing of our smart helmets using SLS and Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) technologies who our partners Würth Additive Group and Uptive…

PTC and BAE Systems are creating a new augmented reality (AR)-enabled helmet for fighter pilots, designed to display data directly onto a pilot’s visor and give mission updates in real-time. PTC, BAE Team to Create Augmented Reality Fighter Pilot Helmet (iotworldtoday.com) The last statement in the article is pertinent: “Another development is the virtual cockpit…

PREMISE Despite having potential to revolutionize the product lifecycle, digital twin (DT) technology faces limited adoption in manufacturing due to: Uniqueness of Digital Twins: Each system is tailored, making it hard to estimate costs, benefits, and implementation specifics. Scope & Detail Variation: Factors like extensive data, high update frequency, and broad scope inflate costs and…