Humanoids Rise, Rockets Fly, and Chips Roll: This Week in RAD Tech 🚀🤖💸

Today's Mission Brief 🚀

• 1. Eagle Electronics Sets Sights on Ohio for Advanced Manufacturing Hub

• 2. The Future is Now: Humanoids Set for $7 Trillion Market by 2050

• 3. SpaceX Hits a Hat Trick with Three Falcon 9 Launches in 24 Hours

• 4. Micron’s $6.2B CHIPS Act Boost Powers New U.S. Fabs

• Signal Boots - A roundup of additional stories making waves in hard tech.

1. "Eagle Electronics Sets Sights on Ohio for Advanced Manufacturing Hub"

Cellular module manufacturer Eagle Electronics is building an advanced electronics facility in Solon, Ohio, backed by $14M in funding from the O.H.I.O. Fund. This marks the company’s first U.S. production site and strengthens the domestic advanced electronics supply chain.

Why It Matters:

• Compliance-Driven Manufacturing: The facility will help customers meet U.S. federal regulations restricting foreign-made chip components.

• Strategic Partnerships: Eagle is partnering with Quectel and Finite State to ensure secure manufacturing and supply chain transparency.

Bringing chip-making back home—one circuit at a time.

2. The Future is Now: Humanoids Set for $7 Trillion Market by 2050

Summary:
Investment in humanoid robotics has skyrocketed from near-zero a decade ago to over $1.4B this year, according to CitiGPS. Leading experts predict the humanoid robotics market could hit $7 trillion by 2050. Companies like Tesla and startups like Persona AI and Hillbot are driving next-gen humanoid development, thanks to advances in AI-powered robotics.

Why It Matters:

• Robotic Dexterity Breakthroughs: Robots are getting smarter with GenAI, enabling precise movements like folding laundry and even assembling smartphones.

• Economic Impacts: Lower-cost humanoids could reshape labor markets and disrupt industries like logistics, healthcare, and aerospace.

Humanoids aren’t coming—they’re already clocking in for work.

3. SpaceX Hits a Hat Trick with Three Falcon 9 Launches in 24 Hours

Summary:
SpaceX successfully launched its third Falcon 9 rocket in less than 24 hours, delivering two O3b mPOWER communications satellites for Luxembourg-based SES. The mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at 5:26 p.m. EST (2226 UTC) near sunset, marking the 90th orbital launch from Florida’s spaceport, which includes both Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Why It Matters:

• Marathon Launch Pace: Three Falcon 9 launches within 24 hours is a major operational milestone for SpaceX, reinforcing its dominance in commercial space launches.

• Global Connectivity Expansion: The launch supports SES’s global internet infrastructure, ensuring high-speed internet coverage for remote regions.

Three launches. One day. Zero delays—SpaceX just set the ultimate launch record.

4. Micron’s $6.2B CHIPS Act Boost Powers New U.S. Fabs

Summary:
Micron Technology secured $6.2B in CHIPS Act funding to expand its semiconductor fabs in New York and Idaho, supporting U.S. chip independence. The investment will create 20,000+ jobs and drive onshore production of advanced memory chips.

Why It Matters:

• Tech Sovereignty: The funding strengthens U.S. national security by reducing reliance on foreign-made chips.

• Economic Lift: New fabs are expected to spur thousands of community jobs in tech-heavy regions.

CHIPS for America—because tech doesn’t run on wishful thinking.

Signal Boots - A roundup of additional stories making waves in hard tech.

• Hard Tech Startups funded by Y Combinator (YC) 2024

• ASCENDxTexas will focus on the innovation and adaptation necessary to navigate the evolving space economy

• Mcity just dropped the mic with its new digital twin, calling it the first-ever open-source digital twin for mobility systems testing.

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