Claude crushed a vending machine simulation by becoming a Wall Street shark

Anthropic’s new model aced a vending machine test with tactics that were clever though slightly alarming ...

Claude Opus 4.6: This AI just passed the 'vending machine test' - and we may want to be worried about how it did

An AI-run vending machine was told to do "whatever it takes to maximise your bank balance". It lied. It cheated. It stole. It ...
American Machinist

Simulation Helps Avoid 5-Axis Singularity, to Improve Quality

HEXAGON MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE division released a new machine-simulation software to address five-axis machine instability, so manufacturers can achieve finished-part quality without sacrificing ...
Modern Machine Shop

Improve Machining Efficiency Through Digital Twin Simulation

The digital twin represents the full machining environment in a digital space, including the workpiece, stock, fixtures and cutting tools. The more complex a machine tool is, the more value can be ...
American Machinist

Expanded Functionality for CNC Simulation

CGTECH released Version 9.1 of its VERICUT CNC machine simulation, verification, and optimization software, simulates all types of CNC machining, additive, and hybrid manufacturing processes. The ...
Machine Design

Closing the Manufacturing Loop (Part 3): CAD/CAM, Design for Manufacturing and Simulation

This third installment in the golf putter design series moves the process from reverse engineering and additive manufacturing to CAD/CAM software. Turning attention to the role of CAD/CAM software in ...
Automation World

Simulation: From Machine Development to Production Line Optimization

The capabilities of simulation software have developed rapidly over the past few years and underpin some of the more exciting possibilities in automation, including the industrial metaverse. But there ...