Pennsylvania needs to embrace disruption and new technologies to shape its future. The state can draw from its past successes, like the 1941 York Plan, to create a talent pool, startup culture, and funding sources to support industries like smart factories, medical robotics, and artificial intelligence. Specifically, the document proposes establishing a robotics programming school, venture fund, accelerator, and collaborative workspace called "The Fortress" to position Pennsylvania at the forefront of the new industrial revolution.
5. The Second Machine Age
Smart Factories and Networked Manufacturing.
Industry 4.0
Medical, Educational, Consumer and Industrial.
Robotics & Internet of Things
Technology that learns, adapts, and evolves to
become more efficient on its own.
Artificial Intelligence & Software Bots