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Wayne State University and Kyndryl announce collaboration to advance AI-driven manufacturing and workforce innovation in Detroit
Wayne State University, a premier urban public research institution, and Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, today announced a multi-year collaboration to establish the IntelliMake research hub and pilot-scale factory within the James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering at Wayne State University. Through this collaboration, Kyndryl and Wayne State will co-develop and demonstrate intelligent and agentic AI manufacturing technologies
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