Next-generation control systems tap AI to go beyond basic automation, adjusting in real time to changing environments or inputs and even optimizing toward multiple goals. Existing control systems have a limitation in that they operate on a set of deterministic instructions within predictable, unchanging environments. Microsoft cites a World Economic Forum study that found 50% of organizations embracing AI within the next seven years might double their cash flow.įor manufacturers in the transitional phase, often the end goal is to attain “prescriptive” intelligence, where adaptive, self-optimizing technology and processes help equipment and machinery adjust to changing inputs and conditions. Beyond new technology, Industry 4.0 entails new ecosystems and strategies that leverage AI to great gain. Ramping up industriesĪt a high level, Project Bonsai’s aim is to hasten the arrival of “Industry 4.0,” an industrial transformation Microsoft defines as the infusion of intelligence, connectivity, and automation into the physical world.
Project Bonsai attempts to marry this expertise with a powerful simulation toolkit hosted on Microsoft Azure. But developing AI and machine learning algorithms atop them - algorithms that could tackle processes previously too challenging to automate - requires expertise. Control systems form a core component of machinery across sectors like manufacturing, chemical processing, construction, energy, and mining, helping manage everything from electrical substations and HVAC installations to fleets of factory floor robots. Project Bonsai is a “machine teaching” service that combines machine learning, calibration, and optimization to bring autonomy to the control systems at the heart of robotic arms, bulldozer blades, forklifts, underground drills, rescue vehicles, wind and solar farms, and more. The company also debuted an experimental platform called Project Moab that’s designed to familiarize engineers and developers with Bonsai’s functionality. Microsoft announced the public preview of Project Bonsai, a platform for building autonomous industrial control systems, during its Build 2020 online conference. Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022.
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