{"slug": "how-software-defined-manufacturing-fits-into-real-factory-operations", "title": "How software-defined manufacturing fits into real factory operations", "summary": "Dr. Roby Lynn, founder and CEO of R2 Labs, discussed software-defined manufacturing on The Robot Report Podcast Episode 258, highlighting how the company's RAC (R2 Autonomy Controller) brings AI vision and advanced robotics to legacy equipment. The episode also covered news including Unitree Robotics' IPO, FORT Robotics' SPAC merger, and Logic's rail-to-road transloading automation.", "body_md": "In Episode 258 of *The Robot Report* Podcast, we discuss software-defined manufacturing, in which automation enables more flexible production.\n\nOur guest is Dr. Roby Lynn, the founder and CEO of [R2 Labs](https://r2-labs.io/), a smart manufacturing technology provider.\n\nThe Peachtree Corners, Ga.-based company’s flagship product, the RAC (R2 Autonomy Controller), brings new life to legacy equipment by giving companies access to the latest industrial technology such as AI vision and advanced robotics.\n\nLynn previously worked at Formlabs and has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.\n\n## Show timeline\n\n- 11:10 – News of the week\n- 25:50 –\n[Dr. Roby Lynn,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/roby-lynn/)founder and CEO of R2 Labs\n\n## News of the week\n\n- Learn about the\n[NoTip](https://notip.ai/index/home)autonomous delivery system [What does Unitree Robotics’ IPO mean for the humanoid industry?](https://www.therobotreport.com/what-does-unitree-robotics-ipo-mean-for-humanoid-industry/)[FORT Robotics to take safety stack public via SPAC merger](https://www.therobotreport.com/fort-robotics-takes-safety-stack-public-via-spac-merger/)[Logic automates rail-to-road transloading with the Logic Pallet, Digital Twin OS](https://www.automatedwarehouseonline.com/logic-automates-rail-road-transloading-logic-pallet-digital-twin-os/)\n\n## Sponsors\n\n*Thanks to our sponsors who make this content possible.*\n\nTo learn how you can sponsor a future episode of *The Robot Report* Podcast, contact Jami Brownlee at [[email protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b010919041c05070e0e2b1c1f1c03060e0f020a45080406)\n\nWould you like to be a guest on a future episode? Contact Mike Oitzman at [[email protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#167b797f626c7b7778566162617e7b73727f773875797b)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-software-defined-manufacturing-fits-into-real-factory-operations", "canonical_source": "https://www.therobotreport.com/how-software-defined-manufacturing-fits-into-real-factory-operations/", "published_at": "2026-08-22 00:48:35+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-22 01:12:57.085001+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["robotics", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-products"], "entities": ["R2 Labs", "Roby Lynn", "RAC", "Formlabs", "Georgia Institute of Technology", "Unitree Robotics", "FORT Robotics", "Logic"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-software-defined-manufacturing-fits-into-real-factory-operations", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-software-defined-manufacturing-fits-into-real-factory-operations.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-software-defined-manufacturing-fits-into-real-factory-operations.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-software-defined-manufacturing-fits-into-real-factory-operations.jsonld"}}