Aerospace Manufacturing and Design Departments - From the Flight Deck May 10, 2021 A technology promising to someday revolutionize manufacturing is artificial intelligence (AI). If you’re thinking of a humanoid robot watching people to learn a simple task, you’re missing a more immediate application of AI in manufacturing – metrology. Surprised? Advances in imaging technology, software, and computing power are making it easier to automate observation, identification, and reporting of flaws on parts, which improves quality in manufacturing. Dr. Jonathan Lee leads research and development (R&D) for Nanotronics, a science technology company that developed a system combining AI, automation, and sophisticated imaging to detect manufacturing flaws and anomalies.