AI-NC with Tom Miles

Allen Wyma talks with Tom Miles, CTO of AI-NC, a platform written in Rust to get manufactorability feedback for hardware designs. Contributing to Rustacean Station Rustacean Station is a community project; get in touch with us if you’d like to suggest an idea for an episode or offer your services as a host or audio editor! Twitter: @rustaceanfm Discord: Rustacean Station Github: @rustacean-station Email: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps [@0:00] - Introduction [@0:46] - What is Spin [@1:23] - AI-NC’s company history [@2:46] - What made Tom start a machine shop company [@8:17] - AI-NC’s goal to provide automation, design, and advanced manufacturing [@17:04] - Communication between designers and assembly people [@19:22] - The margin for error in manufacturing [@30:40] - What made the team switch to Rust vs other languages [@35:06] - Libraries that AI-NC uses in their services [@42:35] - Integrations with third-party chat applications [@46:03] - Hiring Rust talent [@50:23] - Teaching people Rust [@53:27] - Advice for companies that want to use Rust [@54:42] - Parting thoughts Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma