From automated micro-factories on Earth to emerging self-assembling systems in space, manufacturing is becoming intelligent, interplanetary, and increasingly decentralized. Production is beginning to detach from geography, guided by AI, powered by renewable energy, and secured through blockchain-based verification. Together, these forces outline an adaptive network capable of producing everything from precision biocomposites to early-stage orbital structures across multiple environments.

This conversation explores the future of manufacturing through the lens of intelligence, autonomy, and planetary-scale coordination. We examine how AI integrates robotics, advanced materials, and distributed energy systems to create production environments that adjust dynamically to scale and need. The session raises essential questions about the shift from local to global, and eventually, to planetary manufacturing, while highlighting the building of resilience into supply chains, and the role of machine intelligence in shaping construction across Earth and space.