Today's robots have world-class perception and conversation. What they lack is the industrial intelligence to run factories reliably.
Perception and language models get all the hype — but three critical gaps keep robots from delivering reliable value on the factory floor.
Modern vision models detect objects flawlessly — yet cannot distinguish a "good weld" from a "bad weld," nor recognize the 100+ operational states of a packaging line without months of site-specific training.
LLMs answer any question beautifully — but have no model of ISO 9001 change control, GMP batch records, preventive maintenance schedules, or the specific SOPs that actually govern a $40M packaging hall.
Manipulation arms can pick anything — but fail at OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) because they don't track TAKT time, changeover clocks, material buffers, and the real KPIs of the factory they live in.