Dunchadhn Lyons, Director of Engineering at Spot AI, shares insights on how AI agents are changing the manufacturing landscape. These 'AI teammates' monitor safety, catching near-misses and ensuring proper PPE usage. They not only enhance safety but also reduce incidents by up to 40%. Dunchadhn discusses their role in preserving workers' knowledge as many retire, addressing manufacturing's skills gap. Learn how this technology transforms operational practices and empowers teams to focus on strategic tasks rather than tedious monitoring.
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AI Agents as Teammates
AI agents watching camera footage act as teammates by taking over mundane monitoring tasks.
They augment human roles like safety and operations managers, improving workplace safety and efficiency.
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AI to Preserve Tribal Knowledge
AI agents currently act like junior employees but will soon be able to understand processes deeply and train humans.
This will help capture and transfer tribal knowledge from retiring workers.
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AI Cuts Safety Review Time Drastically
A safety manager used AI agents to review 16,000 hours of camera footage in seconds instead of spending 8 hours daily.
This led to a 40% reduction in safety incidents by enabling targeted training with real examples.
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Imagine having a tireless teammate watching your back 24/7, never missing a beat when it comes to keeping you safe. That’s exactly what AI agents in manufacturing are capable of today.
Spot AI uses cameras and AI agents to spot safety issues, send alerts, and collect data that can improve safety training in the future. Yes, a human could do all that. But who wants to spend 8 hours a day reviewing footage? In this episode, Dunchadhn Lyons, Director of Engineering, shares a real-world example of a safety manager freeing up time and reducing safety incidents by 40%.
He joins us at Batch Brewing for our Automate afterparty, along with this episode’s co-host, Jake Hall, aka The Manufacturing Millennial.
We explore how AI agents are transforming ordinary security cameras into intelligent safety monitors that can spot forklift near-misses, missing PPE, and operational bottlenecks before they become costly problems. Plus, we chat about how these "AI teammates" can capture and preserve the invaluable knowledge of experienced workers before they retire – addressing one of manufacturing's biggest challenges. Tune in for the full story and don’t forget to subscribe!
In this episode, find out:
Dunchadhn breaks down the basics of what an AI agent in manufacturing is and how they’re designed to make our lives easier
How Spot AI uses cameras as “AI teammates” to monitor for potential safety issues and use data for training
How an AI agent could be used to fill in the gaps in knowledge after people start retiring in manufacturing
Where Dunchadhn sees the future of AI agents headed and how Spot AI could expand beyond using cameras
The best use cases for AI agents and Spot AI’s solution in manufacturing
Dunchadhn shares an example of one workplace where they achieved a 40% reduction in safety issues
How manufacturers can get started with improving safety with AI and why adopting Spot AI’s solution is simpler than you might think
How to get buy-in from a team to use cameras for safety monitoring
How Spot AI can also help businesses make operational improvements, with one example of a company avoiding millions in lost revenue
Where can AI agents go in the future? Dunchadhn shares his predictions for the future of AI agents in manufacturing
The best way to get more people onboard with AI agents
"A 40% reduction in safety incidents means that people are safer. It means you can go to work, get your job done, and you can go to your family without having a fear of ending up in the hospital for a couple of weeks."
"AI agents can serve as training mechanisms for other new human employees so that tribal knowledge is not lost."
"These AI teammates are really about supporting humans, making humans safer, making humans more efficient, and augmenting human abilities. There's definitely no notion of replacement or monitoring."
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