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Assembly’s future: Reducing the cost of quality even as we improve quality

September 22, 2021
Blog September 15, 2021

Introducing the “right to affordable repair”

(Originally posted on Sep 15, 2021 on the Drishti blog) Right to repair is the…

Blog September 2, 2021

Humans or automation: For now, it’s both

(Originally posted on Sep 2, 2021 on the Drishti blog) Since the first robot was…

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Why data drives the next industrial revolution and how it impacts the design process

August 18, 2021
Blog July 20, 2021

Thinking long: Prasad Akella on Drishti’s new CEO, Gary Jackson

(Originally posted on Jul 20, 2021 on the Drishti blog) You may have seen Drishti’s…

Blog March 16, 2021

Drishti’s manufacturing leadership — and influence — recognized

(Originally posted on Mar 16, 2021 on the Drishti blog) Earlier this week, the National…

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Part 3: The growing imperative for practical AI

February 2, 2021
Blog January 22, 2021

Part 2: Changes to manufacturing in the U.S.

(Originally posted on Jan 22, 2021 on the Drishti blog) I recently reflected on what 2020…

Business December 16, 2020

Goodbye, 2020: A series of year-end predictions

(Originally posted on Dec 16, 2020 on the Drishti blog) One of the most bizarre…

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  • Dr. Prasad Akella is a serial entrepreneur who has created and commercialized deep tech products that empower humans — in three very different areas: robotics, business social networks, computer vision/AI.
    He is a Fellow of the ASME and the SME and a Stanford PhD, Michigan MBA, and IIT BS.

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    ChatGPT 3.5, Ashwatthama, truth and honesty

    January 15, 2025

    Diwali: How far America & India have come….

    By Prasad October 24, 2022

    Today is Diwali, or Deepavali as we called it in Southern India where I grew…

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    October 11, 2022

    Getting workers to collaborate in problem solving the right way vs the fast way

    September 12, 2022

    The rise and fall of the Punjab empire

    September 3, 2022

    To earn a PhD? Or, not.

    August 17, 2022

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