FORGE Blog The Demo Is Not the Product: What Robotics Companies Learn Too Late Artificial intelligence in robotics can seem too good to be true. Can that software really write that code, identify those Infrastructure guidance for startups, startup demos, and more: FORGE 2026 Spring Startup Showcase recap Jun. 10, 2026 – A new building, demos of exciting physical products, and a discussion of some of the most Employee retention strategies that fuel business growth Insperity is a FORGE Iron Partner. Since 1986, Insperity’s mission has been to help businesses succeed so communities prosper. Offering FORGE 2025 Impact Report Read on to commemorate 10 years of FORGE, celebrate big local manufacturing and innovation wins, and learn more about what’s Why Sourcing Prototypes Locally Can Accelerate Early Product Development TechScale Solutions, a Friends of FORGE partner, is a leading engineering consulting firm providing guidance to clients to scale up StratAI Series: AI in Manufacturing – Collaborator Event with BusinessWest Mar. 26, 2026 – FORGE joined forces with BusinessWest and Innovate413 to co-host the first in a series of events Make it Here: FORGE Connecticut Product Development Grant Awards and KUBTEC facility tour presented by M&T Bank Jan. 22, 2026 – On the ground floor, an expert team manufactured radiography systems. Upstairs in KUBTEC’s plant-filled, sunny offices, FORGE 2025 Fall Startup Showcase Event Recap Nov. 6, 2025 – Fall is one of our favorite seasons at FORGE because it means it’s time for another Facility Tour – Forging Futures: How Advance Welding and WNE Are Training the Next Generation of Welders Using Robotic Technology On April 17th, FORGE brought together state leaders, industry, and educators for a factory tour at Advance Welding in Springfield, FORGE 2025 Spring Startup Showcase: Celebrating 10 years of the FORGE Manufacturing Initiative Apr. 22, 2025 – FORGE’s Spring Startup Showcase celebrated some of the leading hardtech startups in our local innovation ecosystem, Gyre9 facility tour and the latest FORGE Product Development Grant winners – more examples of Connecticut’s advanced manufacturing power Apr. 8, 2025 – A custom Cybertruck and a Volkswagen Buzz sit on the lawn out front. Shelves of innovative The climate-saving power of localized supply chains by Paige Romanick, Strategic Projects Associate Supply chains are a significant source of CO2 emissions for consumer companies, comprising over 1 2 3 … 8 Next »
