Daily Headlines - Afternoon Edition - May 11th, 2026
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May 11, 2026
In The Spotlight
Humanoid Robots at Hannover Messe
Was the most interesting innovation at this year's automation fair realistic or just another fad?
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Top Stories
Automation Won’t Save You If Nobody Uses It Correctly
Adoption failure and dashboard blind spots are killing enterprise program efficiency. Here’s what actually works—from the field.
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Drones Gain Altitude in Manufacturing Facilities (and Challenges Emerge)
As the technology improves, cybersecurity concerns multiply and the need for sophisticated data integration ramps up.
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The AI Memory Tax: Every Manufacturer Will Pay for the AI Boom
Nobody has given manufacturing leaders outside the semiconductor industry a practical way to assess this risk. Here’s one.
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When Can We Say We Are Lean, Part 2: Promise and Pitfalls of Maturity Models
Has your organization fallen prey to the three threats of lean maturity models? Dr. Mohamed Saleh and John Dyer discuss maturity model risks in this episode of Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement.
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