Vik Parth

Modern data centers require massive volumes of precision CNC components. At Aether, we’ve automated the production of key infrastructure, including manifolds and racks, through integrated manufacturing lines designed for speed, consistency, and scale. The next wave of infrastructure demands tighter tolerances, higher quality, and faster output. We’ve built the manufacturing systems designed to meet that moment. #DataCenters #AdvancedManufacturing #CNCMachining #AetherMFG

What if aerospace-grade parts could be made the moment you need them? No outsourcing. No delays. Built locally, on demand. What’s been impossible for most American CNC shops due to unit economics is now becoming viable through software-driven automation paired with robotics. With Aether, you submit a part file and receive a finished, precision-machined component in minutes. This isn’t just faster manufacturing. It’s a shift from asking “Can we make it?” to “What should we make next? #AdvancedManufacturing #AetherVendingMachine #RoboticManufacturing #OnDemandManufacturing

Our number one priority: American leadership in the high ground of space. 🇺🇸 - return to the Moon 🌕 - establish an enduring presence 🧑‍🚀 - realize scientific, economic, national security value 🧫 - make investments in nuclear power 🔋 - strengthen the orbital economy 💵 - increase the rate of world-changing scientific discovery 🔬 All of this is laid out in President Trump’s national space policy, and we’re gonna get it done.

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Marble is the first product from World Labs and is powered by our multimodal world model, which lets anyone create high-fidelity, persistent 3D worlds from just a single image, video, text prompt, or 3D layout. Read more at worldlabs.ai/blog/marble-wo…

Imagine a vending machine that doesn’t just dispense products, it manufactures them on the spot. This isn’t limited to pre-planned items. It can ingest 3D models with APG, then machine them in real time using Aether’s automation. Our prototype combines real-time software and robotic automation to produce complete products autonomously, powered by the same technology behind our Unit Factories. It’s a glimpse of what Aether’s system makes possible. Real-time. Fully autonomous. The first of its kind.

With the announcement of our new award from @ENERGY, now is the right time to take a look at its Milestone Based Fusion Development Program — its successes so far, and how it needs to dramatically expand if it’s to really fulfill its potential to speed clean, safe, secure fusion energy to the power grid. This week, we at Commonwealth Fusion Systems announced that a production version of our groundbreaking magnet technology passed our rigorous testing, clearing it for use in our SPARC fusion machine. The Department of Energy’s Milestone program validated our tests, confirming that the magnet is up to scratch and awarding CFS $8 million after we reached this milestone. It’s an important display of how the Milestone program can be effective: By validating our technology, stakeholders get assurance that we’re doing what we need to push fusion energy toward the nation’s electricity grid. With milestone-based approaches, the taxpayers don't bear any of the risks. If we don’t meet one of our milestones, the government doesn’t have to pay. If we were late or had to spend more than we expected, that’s our problem, and the government wouldn’t have to pay early or more than we agreed upon. It’s a good model. Milestone-based approaches are effective policy, and we know they work. Just look at the commercial space industry, which pioneered this approach at NASA. There, $788 million in federal investments — $1.2 billion in today’s dollars — helped build the US space industry to its present $143 billion annual market, sparking new industries like satellite-based broadband and emergency phone messaging. But with DOE’s Milestone program, we’re only in the first phase, and the federal government has only appropriated a small fraction of the $415 million it authorized to implement for a three-phase effort. Beyond that, we’d like to see the Milestone program expanded to accelerate the construction of fusion power plants through a demonstration phase. That could put the DOE’s Milestone program in the same league as NASA’s success. To read more, check our blog post on how to improve the Milestone program: blog.cfs.energy/department-of-… #FusionEnergy #PowerMoves

We’re making robots more capable than ever in the physical world. 🤖 Gemini Robotics 1.5 is a levelled up agentic system that can reason better, plan ahead, use digital tools such as @Google Search, interact with humans and much more. Here’s how it works 🧵

This is a room with >2000 CNC mills near Shenzhen that I've been inside. The mills are arranged in cells with multiple tended by a robot on tracks, so there are very few people working on the floor. There are dozens like this in China. What's the biggest similar facility in the US?

@caydengineer @MentraLabs @caydengineer do you have a roadmap for additional cameras (at least stereo) on these glasses?

We're making thousands of smart glasses in China in 3 months. Then shipping them around the world. Our engineering team wants to stop manually shipping boxes @MentraLabs is hiring a Head of Operations in SF. Want to help us open source the next 8 billion personal computers?

@josearrillaga0 @AP543K1 @zachglabman @Apple @Xometry @AetherMFG Texas (still in development)! Aiming to launch next year when machines are fully installed. We’re optimizing the CNC utilization using our toolpath generator (with automated DFM and GD&T) and our factory operating system

@vikpart @AP543K1 @zachglabman @Apple @Xometry @AetherMFG What's automated about it? Where is factory 3?

everyone rioted when @Apple took 30% off the top of app store sales, but @Xometry takes something like 35% off the top of every quote

@zachglabman @AP543K1 @Apple @Xometry @AetherMFG most customers don't care, it's mainly about quality, cost and lead-time. Factory 3 is in US.

@vikpart @AP543K1 @Apple @Xometry @AetherMFG factory 1 is in China factory 2 is in Mexico sounds cool, but really a shame how you’re setting up your factories

@AP543K1 @zachglabman @Apple @Xometry Oh man you guys should try our automated CNC factory @AetherMFG

@zachglabman @Apple @Xometry We got some stainless parts done on xometry and the supplier slipped in a hand written note offering 40% off if we buy directly from them 🤣

Big tunneling milestone! For the first time, TBC has continuously mined in a Zero-People-in-Tunnel (ZPIT) configuration. There is nobody in the machine (besides the videographer), which is simultaneously advancing forward and erecting a ring (i.e. building the tunnel). Each full ring weighs ~24,000 pounds. In the same way that full and rapid reusability is the holy grail for rockets, ZPIT continuous mining is the holy grail for Boring Machines.  This is the safest, fastest, and least expensive architecture to build tunnels.

Thank you @Brian_Corrieri for your support on multi-user and @RafaelBR873old for your support on these amazing blender assets

Recently been exploring multi-user experiences for teaching on the @apple Vision Pro. Imagine the future classroom for online education @mit @mitopenlearning.

@bridgitmendler @a16z Congratulations Bridget!!

Another one – Northwood has raised a $30M Series A, led by Alpine Space Ventures and @a16z, with Also Capital, Founders Fund, and Stepstone joining as major investors to build the ground network for the industrialized space economy.  We will use this funding to expand into a 35,000 sqft manufacturing facility and deploy the first operational version of our global network of Northwood ground sites. Thanks for covering us @EdLudlow

Here’s a sneak peek using @rerundotio and @Gradio for data annotation. It uses Video Depth Anything and Segment Anything 2 under the hood to generate segmentation masks and depth maps/point clouds. More to share next week.

Don't forget to tune into @BostonDynamics' session during Humanoid Developer Day tomorrow at 11AM PT. Add it to your calendar ➡️nvidia.com/gtc/session-ca…

Kung Fu BOT GAME😘 720° Spin Kick - Hear the Impact! Kung Fu BOT Gameplay RAW. (No Speed-Up) (Do not imitate, please keep a safe distance from the machine) #Unitree #Kungfu #EmbodiedAI #SpringFestivalGalaRobot #AI #Humanoid #Bipedal #WorldModel #Robot