Hitachi (TYO:6501) plans to install an artificial intelligence system capable of automatically fixing production line breakdowns by rewriting code in the next fiscal year, Nikkei reported on Friday.
The Japanese industrial giant has already tested the technology on virtual lines and will run trials at real facilities this fiscal year to implement the system at group plants, including those making precision equipment, by fiscal 2027, and later offer it to external customers, the publication said.
Traditionally, when equipment like robot arms or conveyor belts fails, engineers must spend days diagnosing and resolving the issue on-site, the news daily said.
Hitachi's AI was trained on insights from production engineers, enabling it to replicate their troubleshooting steps, such as analyzing equipment data and camera measurements to detect part size errors, and rapidly restore operations, the report said.
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