Manufacturing Weekly AI News
January 5 - January 13, 2026This weekly update highlights how agentic AI is transforming manufacturing around the world. Agentic AI is a special kind of artificial intelligence that can make decisions on its own, without needing a human to tell it what to do every step of the way. Companies are using this technology to solve big problems like supply chain troubles and reducing costs. For example, Siemens in Germany and NVIDIA announced a major partnership that will create the first fully AI-powered factory by 2026. The factory will use an "AI Brain" that can think about problems, test solutions virtually, and then make real changes on the factory floor. Manufacturers are also planning to use physical AI robots that can think and move on their own to do jobs like sorting and moving things around. Experts predict that agentic AI could create an extra $650 billion in revenue by 2030. The big idea is that these smart systems can work together with humans, learning new tasks on their own and helping factories run better, faster, and cheaper.