For years, companies chased big, flashy AI ideas that looked exciting on stage but rarely turned into tools people could rely on.

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AI/robotics is moving fast — if you don’t stay in the loop, you’ll be behind. From new startups to quantum computers inching toward real‑world uses, these aren’t just nerdy headlines — they affect what tools you’ll use, how secure your data is, and how much leverage you can squeeze from automation in your business. -LOCS Automation

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For decades, American manufacturers have lived with a frustrating reality: they knew automation could help them compete, but the price of U.S.-made robots kept that dream out of reach.

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For many years, businesses using AI to build new products faced a confusing question: if AI helped invent something — or even generated a full design — could that invention be patented, and who would be the inventor?

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For a long time, automation felt out of reach for small and mid-sized businesses.